{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cheshire-and-greater-manchester-county-and-district-boundaries-order-1992/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cheshire-and-greater-manchester-county-and-district-boundaries-order-1992/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2026",
  "legislation_title": "The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cheshire-and-greater-manchester-county-and-district-boundaries-order-1992",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes minor changes in the boundary between the county of Cheshire and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, affecting the Cheshire boroughs of Macclesfield and Warrington, and Greater Manchester metropolitan borough of Trafford. It also affects district boundaries within Greater Manchester by transferring areas between Trafford and the city of Manchester. Consequential changes to local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts are made.\nThe map and table forming part of this Note are a general guide only to the areas affected. The table gives in approximate terms the total amount of land and the population affected by each set of transfers. The detailed order maps described in article 2 should be inspected for full details of the transfers. Any person may inspect the maps at any reasonable time at the offices of each borough or city whose area is affected, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.\nThe Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.\nTable\nTransfers between—\nGeneral description of changes\nCheshire (Maccledfield and Warrington) and Greater Manchester (Trafford)\nArticle 3\nRealignment of boundary to follow centre of the River Bollin in the following area— Dunham Woodhouse, Little Bollington, Lymm, Warburton Mill, West Gate Lane.\nTotal area for transfers from Cheshire to Greater Manchester: 15 hectares\nPopulation: Nil\nTotal area for transfers from Greater Manchester to Cheshire: 28 hectares\nPopulation: Nil\nManchester and Trafford\nArticles 4 and 5\nTransfer to Trafford of area west of Brooklands Road, starting the Beccles Wood area, and south east to a point near Brook House Nursery.\nTotal area for transfers from Manchester to Trafford:\n78 hectares\nPopulation 1,240\nTransfers to unite Longford Park Stadium in Trafford.\nTotal area for transfers from Trafford to Manchester —\nTransfer to unite Turn Moss Playing Fields in Trafford.\n22 hectares\nPopulation:\nRealignments in the following areas—\nPomona Docks/Cornbrook St./Princess St.; City Road/Erskine St.; Moss Lane West/Tamworth St./Bold St.; Sale Road/Farmer’s Close; Baguley Brook/Bordley Walk; Jackson’s Bridge/Sale Golf Course (to follow centre of Mersey); and Devonport/Warburton Green (to follow line of M56 motorway).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2026/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:17:06.991566+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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