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Egerton, (pronounced "edgerton"), is a village in the unparished area of South Turton, in the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is situated three miles north of Bolton and 12 miles north west of Manchester city centre within the West Pennine Moors.
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 Egerton United Reformed Church | |
  Egerton Location within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SD711143 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOLTON |
| Postcode district | BL7 |
| Dialling code | 01204 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Egerton was originally part of the township of Turton in the ancient parish of Bolton-le-Moors and consisted of a small, remote, farming community known as Walmsley. The name Egerton was brought to the area in 1663 when Ralph Egerton married the step-daughter of James Walmsley, after which their property became known as Egerton's.[1] The village developed in the 1830s when Henry and Edmund Ashworth set up cotton mills.[2]
The village is a commuter suburb for Bolton, Blackburn and Manchester. Egerton is located a short distance from Bromley Cross and Tonge Moor, close to Canon Slade School in Bradshaw and Turton School.
Parts of Egerton were designated a conservation area by Bolton Council in 1981 to protect the character of the village. The conservation area contains a wide variety of buildings dating from the early 19th Century to the present day. It contains two Grade II listed buildings, and comprises frontages to the Blackburn Road (A666) and a number of side streets, Egerton Cricket Ground, Egerton Park, the grounds of Egerton House and Christ Church.[3]
To the west of Egerton is Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest designated for its biological interest. The site is 8.6 hectares (21 acres) and is important due to its broad-leaved woodland which is among the most important in Greater Manchester.[4]
Egerton was the birthplace of Bolton Wanderers F.C., which started there as Christ Church F.C. in 1874.
See also
- Listed buildings in South Turton
References
- Tonge, Stephen (2019). Egerton. Bolton: Turton Local History Society. ISBN 9781904974383.
- Boyson, Rhodes (1970). The Ashworth Cotton Enterprise. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198282457.
- Egerton Conservation Area (PDF). Bolton: Bolton Metro Environment Department. 25 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood citation sheet" (PDF). Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
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