Parishes
Until 1866 the Hundred of Macclesfield contain the following eight ancient parishes:
- Alderley
- Astbury
- Cheadle
- Gawsworth
- Mottram in Longdendale
- Northenden
- Stockport
- Wilmslow
The Poor Law Amendment Act 1866 provided the townships contained within these parishes became Civil Parishes in their own right.
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