a large parish in the hundred of Salford and county of Lancaster, distant 5 miles from Manchester and 185 from London. It is one of those large places which within a few years has risen to wealth and populousness from the cotton manufactories. It is situated on the river Tame, and has the benefit of a navigable canal to Manchester, Rochdale, and Lancaster. The parish contains the hamlets of Hartshead, Hay, Moreley, and Staley Bridge. Population in 1801, 15,632; in 1811, 19,052; and in 1821, 25,967.