Cheshire Parishes : Brinnington

BRINNINGTON

Brinnington was a township in Stockport Parish, Macclesfield Hundred (SJ 9192), which became a civil parish in 1866.
In 1894 and 1901 parts of the Portwood district of Brinnington were transferred to Stockport.
In 1902 the remainder of Brinnington was added to Bredbury civil parish (although much of this area became part of Stockport civil parish in 1952).
Including the hamlets of May Croft and Portwood
The population was 890 in 1801, 5203 in 1851, and 98 in 1901.

Stockport, St. Mary (C of E). The ancient parish church for Brinnington.
Portwood, St. Paul (C of E), Great Portwood Street. Founded 1844 as the parish church for part of Brinnington. Closed in 1971. Registers of Baptisms 1851–1971, Marriages 1851–1970 and Burials 1851–1970 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office.
Portwood, St. Paul (C of E).
Brinnington, St. Luke the Evangelist (C of E). Brinnington Road/Northumberland Road. Opened in 1959 as a chapel to Bredbury St Mark, becoming the parish church for Brinnington in 1963. Registers of Baptisms from 1959, and Marriages from 1965 are held at the church (no burials here).
Brinnington, St. Bernardette (Roman Catholic). Founded 1957.