1877 December 17 — Abolished and divided between Bosden
(492 acres, pop. 1962 in 1881) and
Handforth (1311 acres, pop. 786 in 1881)
Churches and Chapels
Cheadle: St. Mary(Church
of England). The ancient parish church
for the township of Handforth cum Bosden.
Cheadle Hulme: All Saints
(Church of England). The district church for part of Handforth cum
Bosden from 1868.
Handforth: St. Chad (Church of England).
Built in 1840 as a chapel to Cheadle: St. Mary. The district church for part
of Handforth cum Bosden from 1877.
Handforth, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), Wilmslow Road. Built in 1872.
