Baguley
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"BAGULEY, a township in the parish of BOWDON, hundred of BUCKLOW, county palatine of CHESTER, 6¼ miles (W. by S.) from Stockport, containing 458 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
See also below and under Northenden
- Baguley (pronounced 'Bag-ley') was a township in the ancient parishes of Baguley and Northenden, Bucklow hundred (SJ 8188), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- The civil parish was abolished in 1931 to become part of Manchester (Lancashire).
- It included the hamlets of Newall Green, Roundthorn, and Wythenshawe (part).
- The population was 423 in 1801, 570 in 1851, and 834 in 1901.
Churches
- Bowdon: St. Mary (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the greater part (1663 acres, pop. 600 in 1871) of the township of Baguley.
- Northenden: St. Wilfrid (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the smaller part (143 acres, pop. 34 in 1871) of the township of Baguley.
- Timperley: Christ Church (Church of England). The district church for part of Baguley from 1852.
- Ringway: St. Mary & All Saints (Church of England). The district church for part of Baguley from 1863. Closed in 1967.
- Baguley: St. John the Divine (Church of England), Brooklands Road. The district church for most of the township of Baguley from 1868.
- Baguley: Church of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic). Opened in 1967.
- Baguley, Baptist Chapel. Founded before 1878. Now closed.
- Baguley, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan).
- Baguley, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational). Built in 1872.
| Brownley Green Baptist, Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Baptist |
| Floats Road (now Southmoor Road), Baguley, Baptist |
| Floats Road (now Southmoor Road), Baguley, Congregationalist |
| St Mark, Wythenshawe, United Reformed Church |
| Woodhouse Lane, Heyhead, Wythenshawe, Congregationalist |
| Menorah Synagogue, Wythenshawe, Judism |
| Bowland Road, Baguley, Methodist |
| Dobbinetts Lane, Baguley, Methodist (Wesleyan) |
| Lawton Moor Methodist, Button Lane, Baguley, Methodist |
| St Aiden, Baguley, Roman Catholic |
| St John Fisher and St Thomas More, Wythenshawe, Roman Catholic |
| Altrincham Road, Sharston, Wythenshawe, Latter Day Saints |
| Greenwood Road/Altrincham Road., Wythenshawe, Salvation Army |
| Philadelphia Tabernacle, Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Evangelical |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Baguley area or see them printed on a map.
Civil Registration
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Altrincham (1837-98)
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Bucklow (1898-1936)
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Manchester South (1936-39)
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Manchester (1939+)
Court Records
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Bucklow (1828-74)
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Altrincham (1874-1931)
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Manchester (1931+)
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- 1931 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Manchester (Lancashire) (1806 acres, pop. 1325 in 1921)
You can see the administrative areas in which Baguley has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ813891 (Lat/Lon: 53.398392, -2.282698), Baguley which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Politics and Government
- Altrincham Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Altrincham Rural District (1894-95)
- Bucklow Rural District (1895-1931)
- Manchester County Borough (1931-74)
- Manchester Metropolitan Borough (1974+)
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
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Altrincham (1836-95)
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Bucklow (1895-1930)
Voting Registers
- North Cheshire (1832-67)
- Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
- Altrincham (1885-1945)
- Bucklow (1945-48)
- Wythenshawe (1948-74)