Civil parishes in Greater Manchester

A civil parish is a country subdivision, forming the lowest unit of local government in England. There are 15 civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, most of the county being unparished; Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Stockport are completely unparished. At the 2001 census, there were 129,325 people living in the 15 civil parishes, accounting for 5.2% of the county's population.

A map of Greater Manchester, with its 15 parished areas highlighted in red.

History

Parishes arose from Church of England divisions, and were originally purely ecclesiastical divisions. Over time they acquired civil administration powers.[1]

The Highways Act 1555 made parishes responsible for the upkeep of roads. Every adult inhabitant of the parish was obliged to work four days a year on the roads, providing their own tools, carts and horses; the work was overseen by an unpaid local appointee, the Surveyor of Highways.[2]

The poor were looked after by the monasteries, until their dissolution. In 1572, magistrates were given power to 'survey the poor' and impose taxes for their relief. This system was made more formal by the Poor Law Act 1601, which made parishes responsible for administering the Poor Law; overseers were appointed to charge a rate to support the poor of the parish.[3] The 19th century saw an increase in the responsibility of parishes, although the Poor Law powers were transferred to Poor Law Unions.[4] The Public Health Act 1872 grouped parishes into Rural Sanitary Districts, based on the Poor Law Unions; these subsequently formed the basis for Rural Districts.[5]

Parishes were run by vestries, meeting annually to appoint officials, and were generally identical to ecclesiastical parishes,[6] although some townships in large parishes administered the Poor Law themselves; under the Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1882, all extra-parochial areas and townships that levied a separate rate became independent civil parishes.[7]

Civil parishes in their modern sense date from the Local Government Act 1894, which abolished vestries; established elected parish councils in all rural parishes with more than 300 electors; grouped rural parishes into Rural Districts; and aligned parish boundaries with county and borough boundaries.[7] Urban civil parishes continued to exist, and were generally coterminous with the Urban District, Municipal Borough or County Borough in which they were situated; many large towns contained a number of parishes, and these were usually merged into one. Parish councils were not formed in urban areas, and the only function of the parish was to elect guardians to Poor Law Unions; with the abolition of the Poor Law system in 1930 the parishes had only a nominal existence.[8]

The Local Government Act 1972 retained civil parishes in rural areas, and many former Urban Districts and Municipal Boroughs that were being abolished, were replaced by new successor parishes; urban areas that were considered too large to be single parishes became unparished areas.[9]

Greater Manchester showing the former local authorities

The current position

Recent governments have encouraged the formation of town and parish councils in unparished areas, and the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 gave local residents the right to demand the creation of a new civil parish.[10]

A parish council can become a town council unilaterally, simply by resolution;[9] and a civil parish can also gain city status, but only if that is granted by the Crown.[9] The chairman of a town or city council is called a mayor.[9] The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 introduced alternative names: a parish council can now choose to be called a community; village; or neighbourhood council.[11]

Blackrod

Horwich

Westhoughton

Mossley

Partington

Civil parishes with town status

List of civil parishes and unparished areas

Image	Name	Status	Population	District	Former local authority	Refs
	Blackrod	Town	5,300	Bolton	Blackrod Urban District	[12] [13]
	Bolton	Unparished area	142,249	Bolton	Bolton County Borough	[14] [15]
	Farnworth	Unparished area	24,062	Bolton	Farnworth Municipal Borough	[16] [17]
	Horwich	Town	19,312	Bolton	Horwich Urban District	[18] [13]
	Kearsley	Unparished area	11,747	Bolton	Kearsley Urban District	[19] [20]
	Little Lever	Unparished area	10,712	Bolton	Little Lever Urban District	[21] [22]
	South Turton	Unparished area	24,599	Bolton	Turton Urban District	[23] [24]
	Westhoughton	Town	23,056	Bolton	Westhoughton Urban District	[25] [13]
	Bury	Unparished area	64,534	Bury	Bury County Borough	[26] [27]
	Prestwich	Unparished area	33,446	Bury	Prestwich Municipal Borough	[28] [29]
	Radcliffe	Unparished area	33,994	Bury	Radcliffe Municipal Borough	[30] [31]
	Ramsbottom	Unparished area	14,635	Bury	Ramsbottom Urban District	[32] [33]
	Tottington	Unparished area	12,511	Bury	Tottington Urban District	[34] [35]
	Whitefield	Unparished area	21,488	Bury	Whitefield Urban District	[36] [37]
	Manchester	Unparished area	392,713	Manchester	Manchester County Borough	[38] [39]
	Ringway	Civil parish	106	Manchester	Bucklow Rural District	[40] [41]
	Chadderton	Unparished area	31,114	Oldham	Chadderton Urban District	[42] [43]
	Failsworth	Unparished area	20,555	Oldham	Failsworth Urban District	[44] [45]
	Lees	Unparished area	4,616	Oldham	Lees Urban District	[46] [47]
	Oldham	Unparished area	93,955	Oldham	Oldham County Borough	[48] [49]
	Royton	Unparished area	20,961	Oldham	Royton Urban District	[50] [51]
	Saddleworth	Civil parish	24,351	Oldham	Saddleworth Urban District	[52] [53]
	Shaw and Crompton	Civil parish	21,721	Oldham	Crompton Urban District	[54] [53]
	Heywood	Unparished area	29,240	Rochdale	Heywood Municipal Borough	[55] [56]
	Littleborough	Unparished area	13,315	Rochdale	Littleborough Urban District	[57] [58]
	Middleton	Unparished area	45,688	Rochdale	Middleton Municipal Borough	[59] [60]
	Milnrow	Unparished area	11,561	Rochdale	Milnrow Urban District	[61] [62]
	Rochdale	Unparished area	97,433	Rochdale	Rochdale County Borough	[63] [64]
	Wardle	Unparished area	8,120	Rochdale	Wardle Urban District	[65] [58]
	Eccles	Unparished area	34,599	Salford	Eccles Municipal Borough	[66] [67]
	Irlam	Unparished area	19,125	Salford	Irlam Urban District	[68] [69]
	Salford	Unparished area	72,721	Salford	Salford County Borough	[70] [71]
	Swinton and Pendlebury	Unparished area	36,928	Salford	Swinton and Pendlebury Municipal Borough	[72] [73]
	Worsley	Unparished area	52,730	Salford	Worsley Urban District	[74] [75]
	Bredbury and Romiley	Unparished area	28,829	Stockport	Bredbury and Romiley Urban District	[76] [77]
	Cheadle and Gatley	Unparished area	57,224	Stockport	Cheadle and Gatley Urban District	[78] [79]
	Hazel Grove and Bramhall	Unparished area	41,202	Stockport	Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District	[80] [81]
	Marple	Unparished area	23,480	Stockport	Marple Urban District	[82] [83]
	Offerton Park	Unparished area	3,762	Stockport	Stockport County Borough	[84] [85] [86]
	Stockport	Unparished area	130,031	Stockport	Stockport County Borough	[84] [87]
	Ashton under Lyne	Unparished area	43,526	Tameside	Ashton under Lyne Municipal Borough	[88] [89]
	Audenshaw	Unparished area	12,790	Tameside	Audenshaw Urban District	[90] [91]
	Denton	Unparished area	34,280	Tameside	Denton Urban District	[92] [93]
	Droylsden	Unparished area	23,172	Tameside	Droylsden Urban District	[94] [95]
	Dukinfield	Unparished area	19,278	Tameside	Dukinfield Municipal Borough	[96] [97]
	Hyde	Unparished area	34,602	Tameside	Hyde Municipal Borough	[98] [99]
	Longdendale	Unparished area	9,733	Tameside	Longdendale Urban District	[100] [101]
	Mossley	Town	9,856	Tameside	Mossley Municipal Borough	[102] [103]
	Stalybridge	Unparished area	25,806	Tameside	Stalybridge Municipal Borough	[104] [105]
	Altrincham	Unparished area	40,376	Trafford	Altrincham Municipal Borough	[106] [107]
	Bowdon	Unparished area	6,079	Trafford	Bowdon Urban District	[108] [109]
	Carrington	Civil parish	396	Trafford	Bucklow Rural District	[40] [110]
	Dunham Massey	Civil parish	475	Trafford	Bucklow Rural District	[40] [110]
	Hale	Unparished area	15,316	Trafford	Hale Urban District	[111] [112]
	Partington	Civil parish	7,327	Trafford	Bucklow Rural District	[40] [110]
	Sale	Unparished area	56,823	Trafford	Sale Municipal Borough	[113] [114]
	Stretford	Unparished area	42,103	Trafford	Stretford Municipal Borough	[115] [116]
	Urmston	Unparished area	40,964	Trafford	Urmston Urban District	[117] [118]
	Warburton	Civil parish	286	Trafford	Bucklow Rural District	[40] [110]
	Abram	Unparished area	13,706	Wigan	Abram Urban District	[119] [120]
	Ashton in Makerfield	Unparished area	23,431	Wigan	Ashton in Makerfield Urban District	[121] [122]
	Aspull	Unparished area	5,522	Wigan	Aspull Urban District	[123] [124]
	Atherton	Unparished area	18,876	Wigan	Atherton Urban District	[125] [126]
	Billinge Higher End and Winstanley	Unparished area	6,731	Wigan	Billinge and Winstanley Urban District	[127] [128]
	Golborne	Unparished area	23,214	Wigan	Golborne Urban District	[129] [130]
	Haigh	Civil parish	594	Wigan	Wigan Rural District	[131] [132]
	Hindley	Unparished area	22,769	Wigan	Hindley Urban District	[133] [134]
	Ince in Makerfield	Unparished area	10,184	Wigan	Ince in Makerfield Urban District	[135] [136]
	Leigh	Unparished area	44,436	Wigan	Leigh Municipal Borough	[137] [138]
	Orrell	Unparished area	11,988	Wigan	Orrell Urban District	[139] [128]
	Shevington	Civil parish	9,786	Wigan	Wigan Rural District	[131] [132]
	Standish with Langtree	Unparished area	13,309	Wigan	Standish with Langtree Urban District	[140] [141]
	Tyldesley	Unparished area	24,371	Wigan	Tyldesley Urban District	[142] [143]
	Wigan	Unparished area	72,363	Wigan	Wigan County Borough	[144] [145]
	Worthington	Civil parish	135	Wigan	Wigan Rural District	[131] [132]

See also

• List of civil parishes in England

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103. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Tameside Retrieved 2009-08-24
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108. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Bowdon Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
109. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Bowdon (part) ward. Retrieved 2009-08-26
110. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Trafford Retrieved 2009-08-24
111. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Hale Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
112. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Bowdon (part); and Hale wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
113. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Sale Municipal Borough Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
114. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Broadheath (part); Brooklands; Mersey St Mary's; Priory; Sale Moor; St Martin's; and Village (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
115. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Stretford Municipal Borough Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
116. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Clifford; Longford; Park (part); Stretford (part); and Talbot wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
117. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Urmston Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived September 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
118. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Davyhulme East; Davyhulme West; Flixton; Park (part); Stretford (part); and Urmston wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
119. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Abram Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
120. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Abram; and Leigh Central (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
121. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ashton in Makerfield Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
122. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Ashton-Golborne (part); Bryn; and Orrell (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
123. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Aspull Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
124. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Aspull-Standish (part) ward. Retrieved 2009-08-26
125. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Atherton Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
126. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Atherton; and Hindsford (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
127. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Billinge and Winstanley Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
128. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Orrell (part) and Winstanley (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
129. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Golborne Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
130. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Ashton-Golborne (part); Hope Carr (part); and Lightshaw wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
131. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wigan Rural District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
132. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wigan Retrieved 2009-08-24
133. a Vision of Britain Through Time : Hindley Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
134. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Hindley; and Hindley Green (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
135. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ince in Makerfield Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
136. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Ince ward. Retrieved 2009-08-26
137. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Leigh Municipal Borough Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
138. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Bedford-Astley (part); Hindley Green (part); Hope Carr (part); Leigh Central (part); and Leigh East wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
139. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Orrell Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
140. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Standish with Langtree Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
141. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Aspull-Standish (part); and Langtree wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
142. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Tyldesley Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
143. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Bedford-Astley (part); Hindsford (part); and Tyldesley East wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
144. A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wigan County Borough Retrieved 2009-08-23 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
145. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Beech Hill; Newtown; Norley; Swinley; Whelley; Winstanley (part); and Worsley Mesnes wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26

External links

• "Office for National Statistics : Geographical Area Listings". Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2005-02-05.
• "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council : Parish and Town Councils". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
• "Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council : Parish Councils". Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
• "Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council : Parish Elections". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-08-26.