A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LONGSIGHT, a chapelry in Manchester parish, Lancashire; on the Manchester and Stockport railway, 2 miles SW of Manchester. It has a station on the railway; and its Post town is Manchester. It was constituted in 1854. Pop. in 1861,2,927. Houses, 564. The living is a rectory. Value, £509. Patrons, Trustees. The church was repaired in 1869, and is excellent. A Wesleyan chapel at a cost of £9,000, was built in 1869.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Manchester AP/CP Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Longsight |
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