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Hale (near Altrincham)

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"HALE, a township in the parish of BOWDON, hundred of BUCKLOW, county palatine of CHESTER, 2½ miles (S. E.) from Altrincham, containing 958 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • 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, 12152 in 1951, and 15316 in 2001.
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Cemeteries

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Civil Registration

  • Altrincham (1837-98)
  • Bucklow (1898-1974)
  • Trafford (1974+)
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Court Records

  • Bucklow (1828-74)
  • Altrincham (1874-1974)
  • Trafford (1974+)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 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)
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ772865 (Lat/Lon: 53.37486, -2.344169), Hale (near Altrincham) which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Altrincham Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Altrincham Rural District (1894-95)
  • Bucklow Rural District (1895-1900)
  • Hale Urban District (1900-74)
  • Trafford Metropolitan Borough [Greater Manchester] (1974+)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Altrincham (1836-95)
  • Bucklow (1895-1930)
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Voting Registers

  • North Cheshire (1832-67)
  • Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Altrincham (1885-1945)
  • Bucklow (1945-48)
  • Knutsford (1948-74)