Greater Manchester Gazetteer "D-F"

DAISY HILL: Area in Westhoughton township
DAISY NOOK: Area, also known as Waterhouses, in Ashton under Lyne township, subsequently in Woodhouses civil parish
DALTON: This township or civil parish was in Wigan Rural District, Lancashire. In 1968 part of the civil parish was added to Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District. In 1974 both Wigan Rural District and Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District were dissolved. The area of the Urban District, together with the remaining area of Dalton civil parish, became part of West Lancashire District, Lancashire.
DARCY LEVER: This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Bolton (or Bolton le Moors) ecclesiastical parish and in Bolton poor law Union. In 1898 it became part of Bolton Borough
DARNHILL: Area in Heap township
DAUBHILL: Area in Over Hulton township added to Bolton Borough in 1898
DAVYHULME: This township or civil parish was formed in 1894 from the area of barton upon Irwell township. It was in Lancashire and in Barton upon Irwell poor law Union. In 1892 small areas of land in the Davyhulme area were exchanged between Barton upon Irwell and Pendleton townships. In 1896 part of it was added to Barton Moss civil parish. In 1933 Davyhulme civil parish was dissolved and its area divided between Urmston and Stretford Urban Districts.
DEANE: This name was given in 1894 to part of the former Rumworth township or civil parish; for this civil parish see RUMWORTH. Deane was also the name of the ancient ecclesiastical parish containing the township. In 1898 Deane civil parish became part of Bolton Borough.
DEARNLEY: Area in Wuerdle and Wardle township
DENTON: This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Manchester poor law Union. In 1857 Denton Local Board of Health was established for the area of the township. In 1884 it was combined with the area of the adjoining Haughton Local Board of Health. In 1894 Haughton township was included within Denton township and this area became Denton Urban District. In 1933 part of it was added to the City of Manchester. In 1937 there was an exchange of very small areas with Stockport Borough. In 1974 the Urban District became part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
DEEPLISH: Area in Castleon township.
DIDSBURY: This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Manchester ecclesiastical parish. It was in Chorlton poor law Union, 1837-1915, and in Manchester poor law Union, 1915-30. In 1876 it was included in the area of Withington Local Board of Health. Under the Divided Parishes Act of 1882 part of the township was added to Burnage township. In 1894 it became part of Withington Urban District. In 1904 it became part of the City of Manchester.
DIGGLES: Area in Heap township, transferred to Birtle with Bamford township under the Divided Parishes Act of 1882.
DIMPLE: Area in Turton township.
DIXON FOLD: Area in Clifton township, not to be confused with the area of the same name in Farnworth township. Near this area in Clifton township was Dixon Fold railway station.
DIXON FOLD: Area in Farnworth township, not to be confused with the area of the same name in Clifton township.
DOFFCOCKER: Area in Halliwell township.
DROYLSDEN: This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Manchester ecclesiastical parish and in Ashton under Lyne poor law Union. In 1863 Droylsden Local Board of Health was established for part of the township. In 1889 part of the township was added to Openshaw township. In 1890 part (Clayton area) of the township was added to the City of Manchester. In 1894 the remaining area of Droylsden township became Droylsden Urban District. In 1933 there was an exchange of areas with the City of Manchester. In 1954 part of Little Moss civil parish was added to the Urban District. In 1974 the Urban District became part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
DUKINFIELD: This township or civil parish was in Cheshire. It was in Stockport ecclesiastical parish and in Ashton under Lyne poor law Union. In 1857 Dukinfield Local Board of Health was established for part of the area of the township. In 1857 part of the township was included in Stalybridge Borough. In 1894 the remainder of the township became Dukinfield Urban District. In 1898 there was an exchange of areas with Ashton under Lyne Borough, Lancashire, and the whole Urban District, incl. the area transferred from Ashton under Lyne Borough, was included in Cheshire County. In 1899 the Urban District became a Municipal Borough. In 1936 part of Matley civil parish was added to the Borough arid there was an exchange of areas with Hyde Borough. In 1974 the Borough became part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
DUNHAM MASSEY: This township or civil parish was in Cheshire. It was in Bowdon ecclesiastical parish and in Bucklow poor law Union (which was called Altrincham Union until 1895) In 1920 part of the civil parish was added to Altrincham Urban District. In 1936 another part of it was added to the same Urban District and a small part to Bowdon Urban District. Also in 1936 part of Bollington civil parish was added to Dunham Massey civil parish. In 1974 the remaining area of the civil parish became part of Trafford Metropolitan Borough.
DUNSCAR: Area in Turton township.
DURN: Area in Blatchinworth and Calderbrook township.
EAGLEY: Area in Little Bolton and Turton townships For New Eagley see NEW EAGLEY.
ECCLES: In 1854 the Barton, Eccles, Winton and Monton Local Board of Health was established for the northern part of Barton upon Irwell township. In 1892, together with a small part of Worsley township, the area of the Board became largely though not entirely the same as that of the Borough of Eccles. The Borough was in Barton upon Irwell poor law Union. In 1933 most of Barton Moss civil parish and part of Worsley Urban District were added to the Borough. In 1961 a very small part of it was added to Salford Borough. In 1974 Eccles Borough became part of Salford Metropolitan District.
EDGELEY: Area in Cheadle township, subsequently in Stockport Borough.
EDGEWORTH: See TURTON.
EGERTON: Area in Turton township.
ELLENBROOK: Area in Worsley township.
ELTON: This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Bury ecclesiastical parish and in Bury poor law Union. In 1872 part of it was included in the area of Bury improvement commissioners. In 1883 part of it was included in the area of Ramsbottom Local Board of Health. In 1885 another part of it was included in Bury Borough. In 1894 the township was dissolved and its area divided between Bury Borough, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom and Tottington Urban Districts and Ainsworth township.
ENTWISTLE: See TURTON.
ETCHELLS: For Northern Etchells, Stockport Etchells, see respectively NORTHERN ETCHELLS, STOCKPORT ETCHELLS.
FAGHFIELD: See HEATON.
FAILSWORTH: This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Manchester ecclesiastical parish. It was in Manchester Poor law Union, 1841-50, in Prestwich poor law Union, 1850-1915, and in Manchester poor law Union, 1915-30. In 1863 Failsworth Local Board of Health was established for the area of the township. In 1894 the area of the Local Board became an Urban District. In 1933 there was an exchange of areas with the City of Manchester. In 1954 parts of Bardsley, Little Moss and Woodhouses civil parishes were added to it. In 1974 it became part of Oldham Metropolitan Borough.
FAIRFIELD: Area in Droylsden township.
FALINGE: Area in Spotland township.
FALL BIRCH: Area in Horwich township.
FALLOWFIELD: Area in Withington township. See also HEATON.
FARNWORTH: This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Deane ecclesiastical parish and in Bolton poor law Union. In 1863 Farnworth Local Board of Health was established for the area of the township. In 1894 the area of the Local Board became Farnworth Urban District. In 1939 it became a Municipal Borough. In 1974 it became part of Bolton Metropolitan Borough.
FEATHERSTALL: Area in Blatchinworth and Calderbrook township.
FIRGROVE: Area in Butterworth township.
FIRWOOD: Area in Tonge with Haulgh township.
FLIXTON: This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Flixton ecclesiastical parish. It was in Chorlton poor law Union, 1841-49, and in Barton upon Irwell poor law Union, 1849-1930. In 1896 there were exchanges of areas with Irlam Urban District and Barton Moss civil parish. In 1920 there was an exchange of areas with Carrington civil parish. In 1933 the civil parish became part of Urmston Urban District.
FLOWERY FIELD: Area in Newton township, subsequently in Hyde Borough.
FREETOWN: Area in Bury township.