Bolton le Moors
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Bolton le Moors was a civil parish
and ecclesiastical parish of the hundred of Salford
in the historic county
of Lancashire
, England. It was administered from St Peter's Church, Bolton in the township of Great Bolton
.
, but in the 14th century it became a parish in its own right. The parish corresponded roughly to what is now the town of Bolton
and some surrounding areas. As with many large parishes in the north of England, it was divided into townships in 1662 to make administration easier. Some of the townships had chapel
s and were known as chapelries
.
For civil purposes, these townships and chapelries were largely autonomous, although for ecclesiastical purposes they came under the authority of the vicar of Bolton. In 1866, the civil parish of Bolton le Moors was abolished and the townships became civil parishes in their own right. These townships, later civil parishes, were used for the censuses
until 1891, after which most were absorbed into the County Borough of Bolton
or became urban district
s. Anglezarke and Rivington became part of the Chorley Rural District
.
town centre. It is one of a number of Church of England
parishes in the Diocese of Manchester
. The parish church is St Peter's Church, Bolton and was rebuilt between 1866 and 1871. The current vicar is the Reverend Matthew Thompson, MA (Cantab), BA
, M.Phil
who took up the appointment in September 2008.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
and ecclesiastical parish of the hundred of Salford
Salford (hundred)
The hundred of Salford was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, in Northern England. It was sometimes known as Salfordshire, the name alluding to its judicial centre being the township of Salford...
in the historic county
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
of Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England. It was administered from St Peter's Church, Bolton in the township of Great Bolton
Great Bolton
Great Bolton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. Despite its name, Great Bolton had a smaller acreage than its northern neighbour Little Bolton from which it was separated by the River...
.
History
Bolton le Moors was originally a part of the ancient parish of EcclesEccles, Greater Manchester
Eccles is a town in the City of Salford, a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England, west of Salford and west of Manchester city centre...
, but in the 14th century it became a parish in its own right. The parish corresponded roughly to what is now the town of Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
and some surrounding areas. As with many large parishes in the north of England, it was divided into townships in 1662 to make administration easier. Some of the townships had chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
s and were known as chapelries
Chapelry
A chapelry was a subdivision of an ecclesiastical parish in England, and parts of Lowland Scotland up to the mid 19th century. It had a similar status to a township but was so named as it had a chapel which acted as a subsidiary place of worship to the main parish church...
.
- AnglezarkeAnglezarkeAnglezarke is a sparsely populated civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. It is dominated by reservoirs that were built to supply water to Liverpool, and a large expanse of moorland with evidence of Bronze Age settlements...
- BlackrodBlackrodBlackrod is a settlement and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north-northeast of Wigan and west of Bolton and, according to the United Kingdom Census 2001, has a population of 5,300....
- BradshawBradshaw, Greater ManchesterBradshaw is suburb of the unparished area of South Turton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies on the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors.-History:...
- BreightmetBreightmetBreightmet is a neighbourhood of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, it lies 2 miles north east of Bolton and 4 miles north-west of Bury...
- Darcy LeverDarcy LeverDarcy Lever is a township within the Metropoliton Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the village lies on the B6209 , between Bolton and Little Lever...
- Edgworth
- EntwistleEntwistle, LancashireEntwistle is a village in the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority in Lancashire in the north west of England.Its name derives from the Old English ened and twisla which means a river fork frequented by ducks. The name was recorded as Hennetwisel in 1212, Ennetwysel in 1276 and Entwissell in 1311...
- Great BoltonGreat BoltonGreat Bolton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. Despite its name, Great Bolton had a smaller acreage than its northern neighbour Little Bolton from which it was separated by the River...
- HarwoodHarwood, Greater ManchesterHarwood is a suburb to the north-northeast of Bolton, Greater Manchester, bordering Bury in North West England.-History:The township was recorded as Harewode in 1212 and 1302. The manor which included Bradshaw, was part of the Manchester fee held by the Grelleys in the Middle Ages. In 1212 it was...
- Little BoltonLittle BoltonLittle Bolton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. Besides the main part of Little Bolton, it had three detached parts which were separated by areas of Lower Sharples and Higher Sharples...
- Little LeverLittle LeverLittle Lever is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is southeast of Bolton, west of Radcliffe, and west-southwest of Bury....
- LongworthLongworth, LancashireLongworth was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England.-History:The township was recorded as Longeworthe in 1254, Lunggewrthe in 1278 and Longeworth in 1290...
- Lostock
- QuarltonQuarltonQuarlton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. It lay north east of Bolton.-Topynomy:...
- RivingtonRivingtonRivington is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England, occupying . It is about southeast of Chorley and about northwest of Bolton. Rivington is situated on the fringe of the West Pennine Moors, at the foot of Rivington Pike...
- SharplesSharples, Greater ManchesterSharples, a suburb of Bolton, was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England.It lay 2½ miles north of Bolton....
- Tonge with HaulghTonge with HaulghTonge with Haulgh was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England.-Toponymy:...
- Turton
For civil purposes, these townships and chapelries were largely autonomous, although for ecclesiastical purposes they came under the authority of the vicar of Bolton. In 1866, the civil parish of Bolton le Moors was abolished and the townships became civil parishes in their own right. These townships, later civil parishes, were used for the censuses
Census in the United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 and in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1921; simultaneous censuses were taken in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, with...
until 1891, after which most were absorbed into the County Borough of Bolton
County Borough of Bolton
Bolton was, from 1838 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England, conterminate with the town of Bolton.-History:Bolton was created a free borough in 1253 when William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby granted a charter. However the borough did not develop into a self-governing...
or became urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
s. Anglezarke and Rivington became part of the Chorley Rural District
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
.
Anglican parish
The ecclesiastical parish still continues, although now only covers a small area of BoltonBolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
town centre. It is one of a number of Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
parishes in the Diocese of Manchester
Anglican Diocese of Manchester
The Diocese of Manchester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, England. Based in the city of Manchester, the diocese covers much of the county of Greater Manchester and small areas of the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.-History:...
. The parish church is St Peter's Church, Bolton and was rebuilt between 1866 and 1871. The current vicar is the Reverend Matthew Thompson, MA (Cantab), BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, M.Phil
Master of Philosophy
The Master of Philosophy is a postgraduate research degree.An M.Phil. is a lesser degree than a Doctor of Philosophy , but in many cases it is considered to be a more senior degree than a taught Master's degree, as it is often a thesis-only degree. In some instances, an M.Phil...
who took up the appointment in September 2008.
Demography
| Total population of the Parish of Bolton le Moors | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 |
| Population | 29,826 | 39,721 | 50,197 | 63,034 | 73,298 | 86,660 | 96,266 | 110,818 | 122,248 |
| Sources: |
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| Total population of each of the townships in the Parish of Bolton le Moors | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township | Year and Population | |||||||||
| 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | |
| Anglezarke Anglezarke Anglezarke is a sparsely populated civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. It is dominated by reservoirs that were built to supply water to Liverpool, and a large expanse of moorland with evidence of Bronze Age settlements... |
162 | 181 | 215 | 168 | 164 | 179 | 134 | 195 | 99 | 92 |
| Blackrod Blackrod Blackrod is a settlement and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north-northeast of Wigan and west of Bolton and, according to the United Kingdom Census 2001, has a population of 5,300.... |
1,623 | 2,111 | 2,436 | 2,591 | 2,615 | 2,509 | 2,911 | 3,800 | 4,234 | 4,021 |
| Bradshaw Bradshaw, Greater Manchester Bradshaw is suburb of the unparished area of South Turton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies on the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors.-History:... |
380 | 582 | 713 | 773 | 827 | 853 | 792 | 870 | 755 | 647 |
| Breightmet Breightmet Breightmet is a neighbourhood of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, it lies 2 miles north east of Bolton and 4 miles north-west of Bury... |
734 | 852 | 963 | 1,026 | 1,309 | 1,500 | 1,562 | 1,500 | 1,525 | 1,720 |
| Darcy Lever Darcy Lever Darcy Lever is a township within the Metropoliton Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the village lies on the B6209 , between Bolton and Little Lever... |
589 | 792 | 956 | 1,119 | 1,700 | 2,091 | 2,071 | 2,048 | 1,994 | 1,979 |
| Edgworth | 1,003 | 1,302 | 1,729 | 2,168 | 1,697 | 1,230 | 1,350 | 1,675 | 1,862 | 1,861 |
| Entwistle Entwistle, Lancashire Entwistle is a village in the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority in Lancashire in the north west of England.Its name derives from the Old English ened and twisla which means a river fork frequented by ducks. The name was recorded as Hennetwisel in 1212, Ennetwysel in 1276 and Entwissell in 1311... |
447 | 571 | 677 | 701 | 555 | 486 | 422 | 339 | 341 | - - - - |
| Great Bolton Great Bolton Great Bolton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. Despite its name, Great Bolton had a smaller acreage than its northern neighbour Little Bolton from which it was separated by the River... |
12,549 | 17,070 | 22,037 | 28,299 | 33,449 | 39,923 | 43,435 | 45,313 | 45,694 | 47,067 |
| Harwood Harwood, Greater Manchester Harwood is a suburb to the north-northeast of Bolton, Greater Manchester, bordering Bury in North West England.-History:The township was recorded as Harewode in 1212 and 1302. The manor which included Bradshaw, was part of the Manchester fee held by the Grelleys in the Middle Ages. In 1212 it was... |
1,281 | 1,430 | 1,809 | 2,011 | 1,996 | 2,057 | 2,055 | 1,976 | 1,811 | 1,564 |
| Little Bolton Little Bolton Little Bolton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. Besides the main part of Little Bolton, it had three detached parts which were separated by areas of Lower Sharples and Higher Sharples... |
4,867 | 7,099 | 9,258 | 12,896 | 15,707 | 19,888 | 24,942 | 35,013 | 41,937 | 44,307 |
| Little Lever Little Lever Little Lever is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is southeast of Bolton, west of Radcliffe, and west-southwest of Bury.... |
1,276 | 1,586 | 1,854 | 2,231 | 2,580 | 3,511 | 3,890 | 4,204 | 4,413 | 5,168 |
| Longworth Longworth, Lancashire Longworth was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England.-History:The township was recorded as Longeworthe in 1254, Lunggewrthe in 1278 and Longeworth in 1290... |
249 | 226 | 238 | 179 | 149 | 152 | 154 | 113 | 106 | 102 |
| Lostock | 509 | 540 | 576 | 606 | 625 | 620 | 580 | 670 | 782 | 891 |
| Quarlton Quarlton Quarlton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. It lay north east of Bolton.-Topynomy:... |
238 | 295 | 320 | 376 | 370 | 361 | 253 | 264 | 271 | 251 |
| Rivington Rivington Rivington is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England, occupying . It is about southeast of Chorley and about northwest of Bolton. Rivington is situated on the fringe of the West Pennine Moors, at the foot of Rivington Pike... |
519 | 526 | 583 | 537 | 471 | 412 | 369 | 531 | 330 | 373 |
| Sharples Sharples, Greater Manchester Sharples, a suburb of Bolton, was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England.It lay 2½ miles north of Bolton.... |
873 | 1,374 | 2,065 | 2,589 | 2,880 | 3,904 | 3,294 | 3,315 | 3,710 | 6,981 |
| Tonge with Haulgh Tonge with Haulgh Tonge with Haulgh was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England.-Toponymy:... |
1,158 | 1,402 | 1,678 | 2,201 | 2,627 | 2,826 | 3,539 | 4,050 | 6,731 | 10,735 |
| Turton | 1,369 | 1,782 | 2,090 | 2,563 | 3,577 | 4,158 | 4,513 | 4,942 | 5,653 | 11,808 |
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