Cheshire Towns & Parishes : Bredbury

BREDBURY

Bredbury was a township in Stockport ancient parish, Macclesfield hundred (SJ 9291), which became a civil parish in 1866.
The civil parish was abolished in 1936 to become parts of Bredbury & Romiley and Marple.
It includes the hamlets of Butterhouse Green, Castle Hall, Hatherlow and Woodley.
The population was 1358 in 1801, 2991 in 1851, 4691 in 1901, and 7154 in 1931.

For the period after 1900, see Bredbury & Romiley and Marple.

1901 November 9 — Lost part to Stockport (pop. 30 in 1911)
1902 September 30 — Gained part of Brinnington (pop. 82 in 1911)
1935 April 1 — Lost part to Stockport (11 acres, pop. 0 in 1931)
1936 April 1 — Abolished and divided between Bredbury & Romiley (2770 acres, pop. 7144 in 1931) and Marple (20 acres, pop. 10 in 1931)

Stockport: St. Mary the Virgin (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Bredbury.
Bredbury: St. Mark (Church of England). The district church for Bredbury from 1846.
Bredbury: St. Barnabas (Church of England). Built in 1949 as a chapel to Bredbury: St Mark, becoming a district church for part of Bredbury in 1983.
Stockport: St. Alban (Church of England). A district church for part of Bredbury from 1893.
Bredbury: Our Lady & St. Christopher (Roman Catholic), Barrack Hill. Founded in 1912.
Woodley, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1868.
Bredbury, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), George Lane. Built in 1876, rebuilt in 1912.
Hatherlow, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational). Founded in 1645, rebuilt in 1846.