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GODLEY

Historical Geography
Maps
Politics
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
Voting Registers

"GODLEY, a township in the parish of MOTTRAM in LONGDEN-DALE, hundred of MACCLESFIELD, county palatine of CHESTER, 6 miles (N. E. by E.) from Stock- port, containing 514 inhabitants. Godley is a corruption of Godleigh, the name of its possessors in the reign of John. The manufacture of cotton here is principally carried on by hand-loom weaving, and there is some business in the making of hats." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

Godley was a township in Mottram-in-Longdendale ancient parish, Macclesfield hundred (SJ 9595), which became a civil parish in 1866.
In 1923 the civil parish was abolished to become part of Hyde.
It included the hamlets of Flowery Field (part) and Godley Hill.
The population was 270 in 1801, 1353 in 1851, and 1691 in 1901.

For the period after 1923, see Hyde.

Cemeteries

Anglican
St John the Baptist, Godley, Church of England

Churches

See Hyde.

Anglican
St John the Baptist, Godley, Church of England

Other
Mottram Road/Brook Street, Godley, Jehovahs Witness
Onward Christian Centre, Mottram Road/Brook Street, Godley, Evangelical

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Civil Registration

Ashton under Lyne (1837-1923)

Court Records

Stockport (County) (1828-48)
Hyde (County) (1848-93)
Hyde (Borough) (1893-1923)

Description and Travel

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Historical Geography

1923 October 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Hyde (645 acres, pop. 1735 in 1921)

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Maps

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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.)
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Politics and Government

Hyde Urban Sanitary District (1875-81)
Hyde Municipal Borrough (1881-1923)

Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.

Ashton under Lyne (1837-1923)

Voting Registers

North Cheshire (1832-67)
East Cheshire (1867-85)
Stalybridge & Hyde (1885-1923)