. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE. jrear 15 51" and probably dispersed soon after- wards '^ The MinshuUs were thus the first resident owners of importance, and there are but few references to Chorlton before the 17th cen- tury.*' The land tax returns of 1784 show that the owner- ship was much divided ; Roger Aytoun still had the largest share, paying about a fifth of the tax ; then came John Tay- lor, the Gore-Booths, Mrs. Piggott, Mr. Melland, Mrs. Hyde, and John Dickenson.'" Chorlton was recognized as a separate township be
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE. jrear 15 51" and probably dispersed soon after- wards '^ The MinshuUs were thus the first resident owners of importance, and there are but few references to Chorlton before the 17th cen- tury.*' The land tax returns of 1784 show that the owner- ship was much divided ; Roger Aytoun still had the largest share, paying about a fifth of the tax ; then came John Tay- lor, the Gore-Booths, Mrs. Piggott, Mr. Melland, Mrs. Hyde, and John Dickenson.'" Chorlton was recognized as a separate township before 1618, when its constables are ; At one time GREENLOW HEJTH appears to have been considered a separate township.'* About 1320 it was demised to Sir John Byron and his wife for life at a rent of 100/. a year.'' A century later it was in the possession of Thomas la Warre, with remainder to Sir John Byron, Robert de Langley, Robert son of John del Booth, and William del Booth ; it was held of the king as of his duchy, and was worth ^. clear per annum.'* The township having during the last century be- come a residential suburb of Manchester, a large number of places of worship have been built. For the Established Church St. Luke's was built in 1804 ; it was consecrated in 1858 and rebuilt in 1865 ;'* All Saints', which has a mission church called St. Matthias', dates fi-om 1820 ;"' St. Saviour's, MiNSHuLL of Chorl- ton. Azure a crescent therefrom hsuant an «- toile argent. 1836 ;" St. Stephen's, 1853 ;'' St. Paul's, 1862 ;'» St. Clement's, Greenheys, 1881;*° and St. Am- brose, 1884. The Bishop of Manchester collates to the last of these ; the dean and canons present to All Saints' ; the Rev. W. F. Birch, now rector, to St. Saviour's, and bodies of trustees to the others. The incumbents are styled rectors. In connexion with St. Ambrose's is St. David's Welsh church. The Wesleyan Methodists have three churches and the United Free Church one, which s
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