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Belmont is a village in Lancashire, England. It is close to Darwen. It has around 500 inhabitants and lies within the civil parish of North Turton in the unitary authority area of Blackburn with Darwen.

Belmont
St Peter's church
Belmont Shown within Blackburn with Darwen Show map of Blackburn with Darwen Belmont Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD673161
Civil parish	North Turton
Unitary authority	Blackburn with Darwen
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BOLTON
Postcode district	BL7
Dialling code	01204
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Rossendale and Darwen
List of places UK England Lancashire 53.640°N 2.495°W / 53.640; -2.495

History

Archaeological finds at or near Belmont have been Mesolithic material and a flint blade, Flint Microlith Core and Flint Scraper. Finds have included Neolithic Barbed and tanged arrowheads. Items found from the Bronze Age include a spearhead with Bronze Age Round cairns on Noon Hill and Winter Hill.[1]

Before 1804 Belmont was known as Hordern[2] and was part of the upper part of the township of Sharples in the parish of Bolton le Moors.[3][4] The township contained cotton mills, a large dye works owned by Thomas Rycroft that had a landmark chimney (which has been demolished), and a print works; there was a paper works at Spring Side in Folds.

Following a factory fire several years ago^[when?] a housing estate was developed with houses designed to look traditional.

The neo-gothic parish church of St Peter's designed by John Edgar Gregan, built at the end of 1849 was consecrated on 1 April 1850. One of Gregan's last projects, the church was constructed from local stone on the site of an ancient farm.[5] John Hick, a local industrialist and later MP for Bolton, was very involved with the church and responsible for the installation of several stained glass windows, the church bells and turret clock.[6][5]

Governance

Belmont is in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen.[7]

Tockholes is part of the Rossendale and Darwen constituency. Jake Berry has been the Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen since 2010.

Geography

Belmont is a linear settlement in moorland in the West Pennine Moors, built along the old Bolton to Preston road, the A675. It lies about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Bolton in a valley between Anglezarke Moor and Turton Moor. There is a minor road to Rivington to the west.

The Winter Hill transmitting station stands on Winter Hill about a third of a mile (0.5 km) southwest of the village.

Belmont Reservoir, built by Bolton Waterworks in the 19th century, occupies the valley to the north of the village, and is home to Bolton Sailing Club.[8] The smaller Ward's Reservoir, built in the early 19th century to supply water to the former Rycroft Dye Works[9] and known locally as the Blue Lagoon, was drained in 2010.[10]

Economy

The village has one public house, and a restaurant/bar. It also has around 20 business located in the old bleach works including various forms of engineering, decorative glass, architectural iron works, vehicle restoration workshops, landscaping, specialist coatings, motorbike engineers and bathroom retailers.

Education

Primary education is provided by Belmont Primary School.[11]

Religion

St Peter's Church Belmont is a Church of England parish church serving the local community of Belmont Village,[12] including a Sunday school.[13]

See also

• James Slade[5]

References

External links

• Belmont Village Web Site
• GENUKI Lancashire Genealogy
• St Peters parish church
• St Peter's Church
• Belmont Primary School

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