Didsbury
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)
Local studies information is held at
Manchester central library.
- St James, Stenner Lane, Church of England
Details about the census records, and indexes for Didsbury.
- 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
- The Sephardi Congregation of South Manchester, Old Lansdowne Rd, Jewish, West Didsbury
- Parrs Wood 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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The Register Office covering the Didsbury area is
Manchester.
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In 1835 Didsbury was a township in the parish of
Manchester.
A description of
Didsbury in the 19th century.
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For probate purposes prior to 1858, Didsbury was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester.
The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Chester are held at the
Lancashire Record Office.
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