Hundersfield

Hundersfield

Hundersfield was an ancient manor, parish and, from 1746, township, within the parish of Rochdale, in the hundred of Salford, England. It straddled the historic county boundary between Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. There are written references to the parish dating back to 1202.

Hundersfield lay on high moorland around Blackstone Edge, containing the settlements of Todmorden, Walsden, Littleborough, Wardle, Smallbridge and parts of Rochdale.

The name Hundersfield is a corruption of Honorsfield; and that was derived from the word "Honore", signifying a Saxon lord. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=755630&word=NULL]

Hundersfield was originally one of four townships within Rochdale, but was itself split into four. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53031 Townships - Hundersfield | British History Online ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/gazette/gazzg.htm Greater Manchester gazeteer]
* [http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/docs/ebooks/HOR/TOWNSHIP%20HISTORY-HUNDERSFIELD.pdf Township history of Hundersfield e-book]


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