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Historical Geography information for Hale (near Altrincham) and places above it in the hierarchy

Hale (near Altrincham)

• 1900 April 1 — Lost part to Ringway (pop. 491 in 1901)
• 1936 April 1 — Gained parts of Altrincham (2 acres, pop. 68 in 1931), Ashley (16 acres, pop. 0 in 1931) , Bowdon (less than 1 acre, pop. 0 in 1931), Ringway (971 acres, pop. 339 in 1931) and  Timperley (21 acres, pop. 8 in 1931), and lost part to Altrincham (34 acres, pop. 71 in 1931)

England

• Jimella's (Internet Archived page) British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists will be of particular value to overseas researchers who are unfamiliar with our geographic divisions and naming conventions.
• The ENG-DESERTED-VILLAGES Mailing List. It has been estimated that there are over 50,000 villages and hamlets that no longer exist for a variety of reasons, ie the 14th C plagues to the English Clearances in the eastern Counties, from mass migrations for economical reasons to villages just falling into the sea! The purpose of the Mailing List is to try to find out exactly where these now-deserted places were located, which parish they were in and where any extant records are kept.
• A Topographical Dictionary of England of 1831 (Google books)

UK and Ireland

• The Great Britain Historical Geography Information Service (GBHGIS) provides a mass of information about Britain's localities as they have changed over time. Information comes from census reports, historical gazetteers, travellers' tales and historic maps.
• A Vision of Britain Through Time, in the GBHGIS, provides maps and statistical information derived from census reports covering the period 1801-2001, searchable by place name or post code.
• The Association of British Counties (A.B.C.) "is a society dedicated to promoting awareness of the continuing existence of the 86 traditional Counties of Britain".
• British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists (archived copy).