Dukinfield was a township in Stockport ancient parish, Macclesfield
hundred (SJ 9597), which became a civil parish in 1866.
Since 1974 it has been an unparished area in the county of Greater
Manchester.
It includes the hamlets of Castle Hall (until 1898), Hough Hill, Hydes (until
1898), Newton Moor and Yew Tree.
The population was 1737 in 1801, 26418 in 1851, 18929 in 1901, and 18451 in
1951.
Boundary Changes
1898 November 9 — Gained part of Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire
(pop. 45 in 1901), and lost part to Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire (pop.
39 in 1901)
1936 April 1 — Gained parts of Hyde (16 acres,
pop. 16 in 1931) and Matley (302 acres, pop. 75
in 1931), and lost part to Hyde (less than 1 acre,
pop. 17 in 1931)
Dukinfield: St. John the Evangelist (Church of England).
Built in 1841 as a chapel to Stockport: St. Mary, becoming the district church
for Dukinfield in 1843.
Dukinfield: St. Mark (Church of England).
A district church for part of Dukinfield from 1846.
Stalybridge: Holy Trinity,
Castle Hall (Church of England). A district church for part of
Dukinfield from 1846 to 1894.
Dukinfield: St. Matthew
(Church of England). Founded in 1875 as a mission church to St. Mark,
but transferred to St. Luke in 1880. Closed around 1900.
Stalybridge: Christ Church
(Church of England). The district church for part of Dukinfield from
1880 to 1894.
Dukinfield: St. Luke (Church of England). Built in 1889 as a chapel
to St. John the Evangelist, becoming a district church in 1906.
Dukinfield: St. Mary (Roman Catholic), Zetland Street. Built in 1825,
rebuilt in 1844.
Dukinfield, Baptist Union Chapel, Oxford Road. Built in 1904.
Dukinfield, Ebenezer Methodist Chapel (Primitive), Foundry Street.
Founded in 1836, Built in 1877. Registers of baptisms 1850-1964 and marriages 1892-1967
are at Manchester Central Library.
Dukinfield, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), Foundry Street. Registers
of baptisms 1855-1953 and marriages 1897-1953 are at Manchester Central Library.
Dukinfield, Bethesda Methodist Chapel (New Connexion), Wellington Street.
Built in 1840. Registers of burials 1840-1911 are at Manchester Central Library.
Dukinfield, Methodist Chapel (Primitive), Astley Street. Built in 1872.
Registers of marriages 1919-1940 are at Manchester Central Library.
Dukinfield, Moravian Chapel, Old Road. Founded in 1724, Built in 1755.
Registers 1785-1849 are at the Cheshire Record Office and Tameside Library.
Dukinfield, Spiritualist Church, Railway Street.
Dukinfield, Unitarian Chapel, Chapel Hill. Founded in 1707, rebuilt in
1840.
Dukinfield, United ReformedChurch (Providence Chapel) (Independent/Congregational),
Dukinfield Hall. Registers 1676-1840 are at Manchester Central Library and Tameside
Library. Registers 1806-1837 are at the Cheshire Record Office and Manchester
Central Library.
Dukinfield, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Crescent
Road.
