Longdendale Urban District

It encompassed parts of Broadbottom, Hattersley, Hollingworth, Matley and Mottram in Longdendale, all forming part of the non-statutory Longdendale Valley.The district covered an area close to Cheshire's north-eastern boundary with Derbyshire and was bound (from north to west) by the Municipal Borough of Mossley, Municipal Borough of Stalybridge, Municipal Borough of Dukinfield and Municipal Borough of Hyde.Tintwistle Rural District, from which Longdendale exchanged territory in 1936, lay to the east.The Urban District was created by the Local Government Act 1894.In 1974, Longdendale Urban District was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside.
Londendale Urban District is in the bottom right of this map of modern-day Greater Manchester superimposed over former district boundaries
LongdendaleMetropolitan Borough of TamesideUrban districtadministrative countyCheshireBroadbottomHattersleyHollingworthMatleyMottram in LongdendaleLongdendale ValleyDerbyshireMunicipal Borough of StalybridgeMunicipal Borough of DukinfieldMunicipal Borough of HydeTintwistle Rural DistrictLocal Government Act 1894Local Government Act 1972Greater ManchesterLongdendale Bypass