Outwood, Greater Manchester

Outwood
The A567 west towards Outwood
Outwood is located in Greater Manchester
Outwood
Outwood
Location within Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM26
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Bury South
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°32′57″N 2°20′00″W / 53.5492°N 2.3332°W / 53.5492; -2.3332

Outwood is a suburban area in the metropolitan borough of Bury, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It neighbours the market town Radcliffe that is connected to the suburb via Outwood Road. Until 1974 it was in Lancashire.

History

Outwood
Area
 • 19011,938 acres (7.8 km2)[1]
 • 19311,938 acres (7.8 km2)[1]
Population
 • 19011,514 [2]
 • 19312,195 [2]
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1933
 • Succeeded byKearsley, Radcliffe and Whitefield urban districts
StatusCivil parish

Outwood was an area in the township of Pilkington in the ancient parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham in the historic county of Lancashire. It was once called Outwood of Pilkington[3] and is marked as Outwoods on the Yates Map of 1787[4] and on the later Greenwood[5] and Hennet maps.[6]

Under the Local Government Act 1894, Outwood was established as a civil parish and became part of the Bury Rural District in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.[7] In 1933, Outwood civil parish was abolished and its former area was divided between Kearsley, Radcliffe and Whitefield parishes and urban districts.[8][9] In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 2195.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Outwood CP: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Outwood CP: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ Billington, W.D. (1982). From Affetside to Yarrow. Egerton: Ross Anderson Publications. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-86360-003-4.
  4. ^ "Yates Map of 1786". lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Greenwood's Map of Lancashire, 1818". lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Hennet's map of 1829, sheet F5". lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Outwood CP: Relationships and changes". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - Outwood. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  9. ^ "Relationships and changes Outwood CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Population statistics Outwood CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 October 2023.