| Administrative History | Bowden Middlecale was originally part of the parish of Glossop and consisted of the ten hamlets of Great Hamlet, Phoside, Kinder, Chinley, Bugsworth, Brownside, Beard, Ollersett, Thornsett and Whittle. |
| Custodial History | The original enclosure map is held in The National Archives, this copy was acquired by the County Records Department in 1961. |