Longdendale Urban District

Longdendale
Urban District

Longdendale UD within Cheshire in 1970
Area
  19711,435 hectares (3,550 acres)
Population
  19394,955
  197110,359
History
  Created1 April 1936
  Abolished31 March 1974
  Succeeded byTameside
StatusUrban district
  HQHollingworth

Longdendale Urban District was an urban district in Cheshire, England. It was created in 1936 and abolished in 1974. It was named after Longdendale, and covered western parts of the valley. The council was based in Hollingworth and the district also included Mottram in Longdendale, Broadbottom and surrounding areas. On the district's abolition in 1974, the area became part of the metropolitan borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester.