In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hurst like this:
HURST, a hamlet and a parochial chapelry in Ashton-under-Lyne parish, Lancashire. The hamlet lies in the Hartshead division of the parish; is now under the local government act; and contains the villages of Higher Hurst, Hurst-Nook, and Hurst-Brook. Higher Hurst village stands near the N r. station of Ashton-under-Lyne, about 1½ mile N of the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne town; is a populous place; and has a post office under Ashton-under-Lyne. ...
The infantry and cavalry barracks, erected in 1843, at a cost of £42, 500, are a short distance to the E.—The chapelry was constituted in 1846. Rated property, £10,200. Pop. in 1861, 6,214. Houses, 1,269. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchcster. Value, £300.* Patron, alternately the Crown and the Bishop. The church was built in 1847, and enlarged in 1862. A chapelry of Hurst-Brook was constituted, and a church for it built, in 1865 ''The living is a p. curacy. Value, £300. Patrons, Trustees. There are a N.Methodist chapel and national and British schools
Hurst through time
Hurst is now part of Tameside district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tameside has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hurst itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hurst, in Tameside and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/862
Date accessed: 03rd May 2024
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