Tonge, Lancashire
Historical Description
Tonge, a township and an ecclesiastical parish in Prestwich parish, Lancashire. The township lies around Middleton railway station, adjacent to the SE side of Middleton. Post town, Middleton; money order and telegraph office, Middleton, under Manchester. Acreage, 392; population, 8099. There are cotton and silk mills. The ecclesiastical parish includes Alkrington township, and was constituted in 1842. Population, 6171. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester; net value, £300 with residence. Patron, the Rector of Prestwich. The church was built in 1839, and consists of chancel, nave, and bell turret.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Lancashire | |
Civil parish | Prestwich cum Oldham | |
Hundred | Salford | |
Poor Law union | Oldham |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Tonge from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Lancashire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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