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Withington

WITHINGTON, a township, in the parochial chapelry of Didsbury, parish of Manchester, union of Chorlton, hundred of Salford, S. division of Lancashire, 4 miles (S.) from Manchester; containing 1277 inhabitants. The road from Manchester to Congleton passes through the village. The township possesses the right of holding a manor court. Here stands the "Lancashire Independent College" for the education of young men designed for the ministry, a handsome and substantial pile of building with wings, lately erected by subscription, at a cost of about £20,000. It is very eligibly situated, and will accommodate fifty students. The area of the site and grounds is seven acres, part of the estate of S. Brooks, Esq., purchased for £3650. A church has recently been built at Withington, to which this township and the township of Burnage are assigned as a district. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of W. Egerton, Esq., and others; net income, £200. There is a place of worship for dissenters.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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