Matley
Matley is a semi-rural area in the Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It was formerly a civil parish in Cheshire between 1866 and 1936, when the parish was abolished and the area divided between Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale and Stalybridge.
| Matley | |
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 Rising Moon pub, Matley Lane | |
  Matley Location within Greater Manchester | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STALYBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | SK15 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Matley is a semi-rural area in the Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It was formerly a civil parish in Cheshire between 1866 and 1936, when the parish was abolished and the area divided between Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale and Stalybridge.
History
[edit]Matley was historically a township in the ancient parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale, which formed part of the Macclesfield Hundred of Cheshire.[1] From the 17th century onwards, parishes were gradually given various civil functions under the poor laws, in addition to their original ecclesiastical functions. In some cases, including Mottram-in-Longdendale, the civil functions were exercised by each township separately rather than the parish as a whole. In 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so Matley became a civil parish.[2]
When elected parish and district councils were created in 1894, Matley was included in the Tintwistle Rural District.[1] The parish was too small to qualify for a parish council, and so was given a parish meeting instead.[3] In 1936, the parish was abolished and its area split four ways, with parts going to each of the three neighbouring boroughs of Stalybridge, Dukinfield and Hyde, and part going the new Longdendale Urban District.[4][5] Most of the land area of the abolished parish was split roughly evenly between Dukinfield and Hyde, but most of the population lived in the smaller area around Roe Cross that was transferred to Stalybridge.[1] At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Matley had a population of 348.[6]
Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale and Stalybridge all became part of the new borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester in 1974.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Matley Township / Civil Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Youngs, Frederic (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England: Volume II, Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. xv. ISBN 0861931270.
- ^ "Mottram Burial Board: A reconstitution". Stalybridge Reporter. 22 August 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Ashton under Lyne Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Youngs, Frederic (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. 26. ISBN 0861931270.
- ^ "Population statistics Matley through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1972: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70 (sch. 1), retrieved 15 January 2025
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