STAYLEY
"STAYLEY, a township in the parish of MOTTRAM, in LONGDEN-DALE, hundred of MACCLESFIELD, county palatine of CHESTER, 1 mile (N. E.) from Ashton under. Line, containing, with a part of the town of Stalybridge, 1609 inhabitants.The Huddersfield canal passes through the township." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Stayley was a township in Mottram-in-Longdendale ancient parish, Macclesfield hundred (SJ 9698), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- The civil parish was abolished in 1894 to become parts of Stalybridge and Mossley (Lancashire).
- The population was 1055 in 1801, 4579 in 1851, and 8750 in 1901.
For the period after 1894, see Stalybridge and Mossley (Lancashire).
Cemeteries
| Holy Trinity, Stalybridge, Church of England |
| St James, Millbrook, Church of England |
| St Paul, Stalybridge, Church of England |
| Ebenezer Chapel, Stalybridge, Baptist (Particular) |
| Trinity Street/Dean Street, Stalybridge, Congregationalist |
| Grasscroft Street/Canal Street, Stalybridge, Methodist (Primitive) |
Churches
See under Stalybridge.
| Ebenezer Chapel, Stalybridge, Baptist (Particular) |
| Baker Street, Stalybridge, Congregationalist |
| Trinity Street/Dean Street, Stalybridge, Congregationalist |
| Canal Street (now Forester Drive), Stalybridge, Unitarian |
| St Peter, Stalybridge, Roman Catholic |
| St Raphael the Archangel, Millbrook, Roman Catholic |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Stalybridge area or see them printed on a map.
Civil Registration
- Ashton under Lyne (1837-94)
Court Records
- Stockport (County) (wholly, 1828-57 ; partly 1857-85)
- Stalybridge (Borough) (partly, 1857-1894) *
- Mossley (Borough) [Lancashire] (partly, 1885-1894) **
* The part in Stalybridge (Borough) (1857-94) became part of the civil parish of Stalybridge in 1894.
** The part in Mossley (Borough) (1885-94) became part of the civil parish of Mossley, Lancashire, in 1894.
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- 1894 — Abolished and incorporated into Stalybridge (pop. 8570 in 1901)
You can see the administrative areas in which STAYLEY 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 SJ963986 (Lat/Lon: 53.484104, -2.057225), STAYLEY 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
- Stayley Urban Sanitary District (partly, 1875-94)
- Stalybridge Municipal Borough (partly, 1875-94)
- Mossley Urban Sanitary District (partly, 1875-94)
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Ashton under Lyne
Voting Registers
- North Cheshire (1832-67)
- East Cheshire (1868-85)
- Stalybridge & Hyde (1885-94)