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Over time local authority, ecclesiastical and parliamentary boundaries change.

Source guides have been produced to help researchers locate archive and local studies material relating to areas on the Tameside/Oldham border. Source guides include:

  • Bibliography references Photograph of Bardsley Brow, Oldham Road c. 1900
  • Border history
  • Business archive references
  • Census references
  • Church record references
  • Ecclesiastical archives references
  • Newspaper references
  • Ordnance survey map references
  • Other map references
  • Photograph references
  • Rate book references
  • Register of electors references
  • Trade directory references

Source Guides

Bardsley Link to Adobe PDF file

Park Bridge Link to Adobe PDF file

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