Didsbury
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DIDSBURY, a township-chapelry and a sub-district, in Chorlton district, Lancashire. The chapelry is in Manchester parish; was constituted in 1838; lies on the river Mersey, at the boundary with Cheshire, 3 miles W of Stockport; and has a post office under Manchester. Acres, 1,527. Real property, £13,116. Pop., 1,829. Houses, 364. The property is much subdivided. Didsbury House is a chief residence. There are large cotton factories. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £180.* Patrons, Trustees. The church is old but very good; and has a tower. There is a Wesleyan Methodist College. There are also schools with £51 from endowment; and other charities with £17. The sub-district contains also three other townships. Acres, 5,948. Pop., 5,904. Houses, 978.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Manchester central library.Cemeteries
- St James, Stenner Lane, Church of England
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Didsbury.Church History
Church Records
- Beaver Park, Beaver Rd, Baptist
- Burton Road, Christadelphian, West Didsbury
- School Lane, Christian Fellowship
- Ivy Cottage, Barlow Moor Road, Church Centre
- Second, Clothorn Rd, Church of Christ, Scientist
- Emmanuel, Barlow Moor Road, Church of England
- St James, Stenner Lane, Church of England
- Christ Church, Barlow Moor Road, Church of England, West Didsbury
- Sha'are Sedek Synagogue (and Talmud Torah), Old Lansdowne Rd, Jewish, West Didsbury
- The Sephardi Congregation of South Manchester, Old Lansdowne Rd, Jewish, West Didsbury
- Parrswood Rd, Methodist, East Didsbury
- St Aidan, Palatine Rd, Presbyterian, West Didsbury
- Albert Street, Primitive Methodist
- St Catherine of Siena, School Lane, Roman Catholic
- St Mary, Palatine Rd, Unknown, West Didsbury
- Eglwys Bresbyteraidd, Oaker Avenue, Welsh Presbyterian, West Didsbury
- St Paul, Wilmslow Rd, Wesleyan Methodist
- Chapel St, Wesleyan Methodist, East Didsbury
- Albert Park, Barlow Moor Road, Wesleyan Methodist, West Didsbury
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