Manchester Township was one of the many
township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
s and chapelries which formed the
ancient parish of Manchester within the
Salford hundred of
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, England. It included the area of what is now
Manchester city centre
Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England, within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57(M) Mancunian Way, which collectively form an inner ring road. The City Centre ward had a ...
and the adjoining area of
Ancoats.
In 1792 commissioners, usually known as
police commissioners, were established for the improvement of the township. Under the
Municipal Corporations Act 1835, the
municipal borough
A municipal borough was a type of local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.
Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of ...
of Manchester was established in 1838 as a local authority area, and included the townships of Manchester,
Beswick,
Cheetham,
Chorlton-on-Medlock and
Hulme.
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References
History of Manchester