Mossley

"MOSSLEY, a hamlet in the district of Hartshead, and parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, hundred of Salford, county Lancaster, 2 miles N. of Staleybridge, and 9 E. of Manchester. It is a station on the Manchester and Leeds section of the London and North-Western railway. It is situated on the Huddersfield canal, near the river Tame, and under Hartshead Pike. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the cotton and woollen mills. Near Hartshead Pike is a lofty circular tower, surmounted by a spire. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Manchester, value £127, in the patronage of the Rector of Ashton. The church was built in 1755, and enlarged in 1786. There is a place of worship for New Connexion Methodists. Fairs are held on the 21st June, and the last Monday in October, for cattle."