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Cheshire Towns & Parishes

PARTINGTON

• Partington was a township in Bowdon Parish, Bucklow Hundred (SJ 7191), which became a civil parish in 1866.
• In 1920 its boundary with the county of Lancashire was altered to follow the course of the Manchester Ship Canal.
• Since 1974 Partington has been part of the county of Greater Manchester.
• The population was 358 in 1801, 485 in 1851, 587 in 1901, and 957 in 1951.

CHURCHES AND CHAPELS

• Bowdon, St. Mary (C of E). The ancient parish church for Partington.
• Carrington, St. George (C of E). A chapelry in Bowdon parish from 1759.
• Partington, St. Mary the Virgin. Founded 1884 as the parish church for Partington. Registers of Baptisms from 1884, Marriages from 1885 and Burials from 1890 are held at the church. Bishop's Transcripts 1891–1910 are held at the Cheshire Record Office
• Partington, Our Lady of Lourdes, Chapel Lane (Roman Catholic). Opened 1957.
• Partington, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1843, rebuilt in 1861.
• Partington, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational). Built in 1714, closed in 1951. Registers 1815–1837 are at the Cheshire Record Office.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS

• Altrincham Rural Sanitary District (1875–94)
• Altrincham Rural District (1894–95), Bucklow Rural District (1895–1974)
• Trafford Metropolitan Borough [Greater Manchester] (1974+)

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS

• North Cheshire (1832–67)
• Mid Cheshire (1868–85)
• Altrincham (1885–1945)
• Bucklow (1945–48)
• Knutsford (1949–74)

POOR-LAW UNIONS

• Altrincham (1836–95)
• Bucklow (1895–1930)

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS

• Altrincham (1837–98)
• Bucklow (1898–1974)
• Trafford [Greater Manchester] (1974+)

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