| Administrative History | As Glossop grew in the nineteenth century, there was concern that the old system of local government, based on the Howards as Lords of the Manor, the Board of Guardians, Glossop Vestry and the county magistrates, was no longer adequate. In 1864 the process of applying for a borough charter was begun. The Royal Charter creating the Borough of Glossop was issued in October 1866 and the first election took place in December 1866. Under Local Government reorganisation in 1974, Glossop ceased to be a separate borough. |
| Custodial History | These records were transferred by Glossop Library in February 1993. Further records were deposited by High Peak Borough Council in November 2015, and donated by Glossop Library (via the local studies collection) September 2018, February 2020 and June 2025. |