CHORLTON WITH HARDY
1830
BARLOW
Barlow, a hamlet in the township of Chorlton with Hardy, parish of Manchester, hundred of Salford, 5 miles S. from Manchester. Barlow Hall, the seat of Shakspeare Philips, was the residence and property of a family of the name of Barlow as far back as the reign of Henry VI., the last of whom died about the year 1765.
HARDY
Hardy, a chapelry with Chorlton in the parish of Manchester, hundred of Salford, 4 miles S.S.W. from Manchester. Inhabitants 624.
HOUGH END
Hough End, a hamlet in the township of Chorlton with Hardy, parish of Manchester, hundred of Salford, 4 miles S.S.E. from Manchester. Here is an ancient dwelling, formerly the seat of the Mosley family.
(3) The New Lancashire Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary 1830