Editing Ardwick (section)

==Geography and administration==
===Civic history===
The village of Ardwick can be traced back to 1282, when it was known as ''Atherdwic'' and the road between Manchester and [[Stockport]] runs through it. From mediaeval times Ardwick was an independent [[township (England)|township]] in the ancient parish of [[Manchester (ancient parish)|Manchester]] within the [[Salford (hundred)|Salford]] hundred of [[Lancashire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20646|title=History of Ardwick, in Manchester and Lancashire|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=26 October 2024}}</ref> It became part of the Borough of Manchester on the borough's creation in 1838. The historic boundary between Ardwick and Manchester was the [[River Medlock]]. In 1866 Ardwick became a separate [[civil parish]], on 26 March 1896 the parish was abolished to form [[South Manchester]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10332023|title=Relationships and changes Ardwick CP/Ch/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=26 October 2024}}</ref> In 1891 the parish had a population of 35,021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10332023/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Ardwick CP/Ch/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 October 2024}}</ref>