In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Matley like this:

MATLEY, a township in Mottram parish, Cheshire; 1¾ mile S by E of Staleybridge r. station, and 6½ NE of Stockport. Acres, 700. Real property, £1,762. Pop., 231. Houses, 46. The manor belongs to the Earl of Stamford.

Matley through time

Matley is now part of TAMESIDE District. Click here for graphs and data of how TAMESIDE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Matley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Matley, in Tameside and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3330

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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