Hale was a township in Bowdon ancient parish, Bucklow hundred (SJ 7886),
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 Ashley Heath, Castle Hill, Etrop Green, Hale Barns,
Oakfield, Warburton Green, and Well Green.
The population was 783 in 1801, 1164 in 1851, 4562 in 1901, and 12152 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
1900 April 1 — Lost part to Ringway (pop. 491
in 1901)
1936 April 1 — Gained parts of
Altrincham (2 acres, pop. 68 in 1931), Ashley
(16 acres, pop. 0 in 1931) , Bowdon (less than 1
acre, pop. 0 in 1931), Ringway (971 acres, pop. 339
in 1931) and Timperley (21 acres, pop. 8 in
1931), and lost part to
Altrincham (34 acres, pop. 71 in 1931)
Churches and Chapels
Bowdon: St. Mary (Church of England). The ancient parish church
for the township of Hale.
Ashley: St. Elizabeth (Church of England).
From 1881 the district church for part of the township of Hale.
Ringway: St. Mary & All Saints (Church of England). An
ancient chapel to Bowdon: St. Mary, which became the district church for part
of Hale in 1863. Closed in 1967.
Hale: St. Peter (Church of England). Built in 1892 as
a chapel to Bowdon: St. Mary, becoming a district church for part of Hale in
1906.
Hale: St. David (Church of England). A mission to
Timperley: Christ Church, founded by 1914.
Hale Barns: St. Paul (Church of England). Built in 1882 as a chapel to Ringway:
St. Mary & All Saints.
Closed in 1967, and replaced by Hale Barns: All Saints.
Hale Barns: All Saints (Church of England). Built in 1967
as a successor to Hale Barns: St. Paul andRingway: St. Mary & All Saints.
Hale, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), Henry Street. Built in 1880.
Hale, Unitarian Chapel, Warburton Green. Built in 1721.
Hale, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Ashley Road.
Built in 1899.
