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FARNWORTH
Farnworth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the town in Greater Manchester. For the area of Widnes, see Farnworth, Cheshire. For the R S Dalgleish steamship, see SS Farnworth. For the surname, see Farnworth (surname). Coordinates: 53.5452°N 2.3999°W

Farnworth Farnworth Town Hall.jpg Farnworth Town Hall Farnworth is located in Greater Manchester Farnworth Farnworth Farnworth shown within Greater Manchester Population	25,264 (2001 Census) OS grid reference	SD7305 Metropolitan borough	FARNWORTH Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester Region	North West Country	England Sovereign state	United Kingdom Post town	BOLTON Postcode district	FW1 Dialling code	01204 Police	Greater Manchester Fire	Greater Manchester Ambulance	North West EU Parliament	North West England UK Parliament	Bolton South East List of places UK England Greater Manchester Farnworth is a town and an unparished area within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.[1] It is located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southeast of Bolton, 5 miles south-west of Bury (7 km), and 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Manchester.

Historically in Lancashire, Farnworth lies on the River Irwell and the River Croal, and according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 25,264 people.[2]

Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Toponymy 1.2 Middle Ages 1.3 Industrial Revolution 2 Governance 3 Geography 4 Demography 5 Transport 6 Education 7 Religion 8 Sports 9 Community facilities 10 Notable people 11 References 12 Further reading 13 External links History[edit] Toponymy[edit] Farnworth derives from the Old English fearn, fern and worth an enclosure.[3] Farnworth was recorded as Farneworth and Farnewrth in 1278 and 1279 and Ffornword in a land survey of 1282.[4]

Middle Ages[edit] Farnworth was originally a hamlet in Barton. In the 13th century it was held by the Lords of Barton and Manchester. By 1320 Adam Lever, Richard Hulton and Richard Redford held the manor as tenants. Later the manor was acquired by the Hultons of Over Hulton. In 1666 there were 91 hearths in Farnworth liable to pay tax. The commons were enclosed in 1798. There was a watermill on the River Croal.[4]

Industrial Revolution[edit] The town expanded rapidly in the 18th and 19th centuries around the coal mining industry. The collieries were part of an extensive mine complex, the Worsley Navigable Levels whose underground canals stretched from the Delph at Worsley and linked the mines to the Bridgewater Canal. Other industry included iron foundries and cotton mills.

The owner of Farnworth Paper mills, T.B. Crompton, patented a continuous-drying process which contributed to the mechanisation of papermaking in 1821.[5]

Governance[edit] Lying within the boundaries of Lancashire since the early 12th century, Farnworth constituted a township and chapelry within the ecclesiastical parish of Deane.[1] In 1837 Farnworth became part of the Bolton Poor Law Union which took responsibility for funding the Poor Law in that area.[6] In 1863, a Local board of health was established for the township,[7] and in 1866, it also became a separate civil parish.[8] In 1899, under the Local Government Act 1894, Farnworth became a Urban District. In 1939, the district was granted by a charter to become the Municipal Borough of Farnworth.[7][9] In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Farnworth became an unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester.[1][7]

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth constituency was established with one Member of Parliament (MP). The constituency was abolished in 1918 with Radcliffe becoming part of the Heywood and Radcliffe constituency, and Farnworth having its own Parliament constituency. The Farnworth constituency continued until it was abolished in 1983 and became part of the Bolton South East constituency.[10]

Geography[edit] Farnworth measures about two miles from east to west, and one from north to south with an area of 1,502 acres (608 ha) on land sloping towards the north-east by the River Croal which forms the boundary. Will Hill Brook forms the northern boundary. The underlying rocks are the coal measures of the Manchester Coalfield. Districts in Farnworth include Dixon Green and New Bury. The town has grown along the Manchester to Bolton road, the A666 and the A575 road to Worsley and Eccles. Plodder Lane, the B6199, goes west past the Royal Bolton Hospital.[4]

Neighbouring towns, villages, and places

Great Lever	Bolton	Little Lever, Bury Over Hulton, Westhoughton		Stoneclough, Outwood, Whitefield Farnworth

Little Hulton, Tyldesley	Walkden, Worsley	Kearsley, Clifton Demography[edit] Population of the chapelry/civil parish of Farnworth Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891 Population 1,439 1,798 2,044 2,928 4,829 6,389 8,720 13,550 20,708 23,758 Sources: (a) Pauline Tatton: Local population statistics.[11] (b) Vision of Britain: Farnworth Ch/CP Total Population.[12] (c) Vision of Britain: Farnworth USD Total Population.[13] Population of the urban district/municipal borough of Farnworth Year	1901	1911	1921	1931	1939*	1951	1961	1971 Population 25,925 28,131 27,894 28,717 27,376 28,616 27,502 26,855 Source: Vision of Britain: Farnworth UD/MB Total population.[14]
 * The 1939 population is estimated from the National Registration figures.[15] The 1941 census did not take place because of the Second World War.

Transport[edit] Farnworth is situated north of junctions 3 and 4 of the M61 motorway. The main roads run through the town are the A666 (Farnworth & Kearsley By-Pass), the A575 (Egerton St/Albert Rd/Worsley Rd), the A5082 (Buckley Lane/Long Causeway), the A6053 (Bolton Rd/Market St/Manchester Rd), and the B6199 (Plodder Lane).

Farnworth and Moses Gate railway stations are served by Northern Rail who operate services on the Manchester to Preston Line.

Education[edit] See also: List of schools in Greater Manchester and Farnworth Grammar School Farnworth has nine primary schools and three secondary schools. Harper Green School is home to the Alan Ball Sports Hall,[16] as well as the Peter Kay Theatre.[17] In 2006, Peter Kay filmed a music video at Harper Green with the Scottish band Texas.[17]

School	Type/Status	OfSTED	Website All Saints C of E Primary School	Primary	105238 St. Peters C of E Primary School	Primary	105239	website The Orchards (formerly known as Cherry Tree Primary School)	Primary	105187	website Highfield Primary School	Primary	105182	website Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School	Primary	105245 Plodder Lane Primary School	Primary	105183	website Queensbridge Primary School	Primary	133925	website St Gregory's RC Primary School	Primary	105244	website St James C of E Primary School	Primary	105208 Harper Green School	Secondary	105257	website Mount St Joseph Business & Enterprise College	Secondary	105263	website St James's C of E School and Sports College	Secondary	105266	website Religion[edit] St John the Evangelist Parish Church The parish church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1826.

Sports[edit] Farnworth F.C. is a youth team and is divided into seven sections - U7s Jaguars, U8s Pumas, U9s Lynx, U15s, U16s Lions, U17s Panthers and U18s. The club play its home games at Darley Park, with winter training taking place at Harper Green School.[18]

Farnworth Cricket Club, founded in 1870, plays its home games at Bridgeman Park. It participates in the Bolton Cricket League, as do Farnworth Social Circle.

Community facilities[edit]

Farnworth Library Farnworth has a market and a theatre (Farnworth Little Theatre). A leisure centre is located on the main street. The A666 by-passes the town. Farnworth Park is a park close to the town centre which has undergone redevelopment as part of Bolton Council's Children's Strategy. The library is a Carnegie Library and celebrated its centenary on the 11th April 2011. The Royal Bolton Hospital (formerly Fishpool Institution and then Townleys Hospital) is in Farnworth.

St. Gregory's Catholic Club was used to film television comedy Phoenix Nights.

Notable people[edit] Further information: List of people from Bolton References[edit] Notes

^ Jump up to: a b c "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - D to F. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2007. Jump up ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area", ons.gov.uk (Office for National Statistics), 22 July 2004, KS01 Usual resident population Page white excel.png, retrieved 18 June 2007 Jump up ^ Mills(1998),p.135 ^ Jump up to: a b c Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1911), "Farnworth", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5 (British History Online): 34–39, retrieved 19 March 2010 Jump up ^ Ashmore 1969, p. 139 Jump up ^ Workhouse, workhouses.org.uk, retrieved 28 November 2010 ^ Jump up to: a b c Links in a Chain - Farnworth. URL accessed 12 May 2008. Jump up ^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project (2004), "Farnworth CP/Ch through time. Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit", A vision of Britain through time (University of Portsmouth), retrieved 12 May 2008 Jump up ^ Farnworth UD/MB: Historical Boundaries. Vision of Britain. URL accessed 26 February 2008.[dead link] Jump up ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed] URL accessed 19 May 2008. Jump up ^ Pauline Tatton, Local population statistics 1801–1986, Bolton Central Library Archives, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, BL1 1SE. Jump up ^ Farnworth Ch/CP: Total Population. URL accessed 23 February 2008.[dead link] Jump up ^ Farnworth USD: Total Population. URL accessed 23 February 2008.[dead link] Jump up ^ Vision of Britain - Farnworth UD: Total Population[dead link] Jump up ^ National Registration Act, 1939. Rootsweb.com. URL accessed 8 June 2007. Jump up ^ Harper Green School. URL accessed 22 February 2008. ^ Jump up to: a b School in tribute to comedian. Bolton Evening News, first published 30 June 2006.[dead link] Jump up ^ Farnworth F.C.. URL accessed 24 February 2008. Bibliography

Ashmore, Owen (1969), Industrial Archaeology of Lancashire, David & Charles, ISBN 0-7153-4339-4 Mills, A.D. (1998), Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford, ISBN 0-19-280074-4 Further reading[edit] Dyson, Simeon (1881). Rural congregationalism; or Farnworth as it was fifty to seventy years ago: with humorous sketches and anecdotes, illustrating Lancashire manners and customs. Manchester: Tubbs, Brook & Chrystal. JSTOR 60239410. (subscription required) External links[edit] Photos and information about Farnworth GENUKI: Farnworth genealogy St John the Evangelist church Farnworth Little Theatre Chairmen of Farnworth UDC and Mayors of Farnworth 1863–1974 [hide] v t e Ceremonial county of Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Portal Statutory City Region Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Statutory City Region Metropolitan districts City of Manchester City of Salford Metropolitan Borough of Bolton Metropolitan Borough of Bury Metropolitan Borough of Oldham Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Metropolitan Borough of Tameside Metropolitan Borough of Trafford Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Major settlements Altrincham Ashton-in-Makerfield Ashton-under-Lyne Atherton Audenshaw Blackrod Bolton Bredbury Bury Cadishead Chadderton Cheadle Clifton Denton Droylsden Dukinfield Eccles Failsworth Farnworth Golborne Heywood Hindley Horwich Hyde Irlam Kearsley Leigh Littleborough Manchester Marple Middleton Milnrow Mossley Oldham Partington Pendlebury Prestwich Radcliffe Ramsbottom Rochdale Royton Sale Salford Shaw and Crompton Stalybridge Stockport Stretford Swinton Tottington Tyldesley Urmston Walkden Westhoughton Whitefield Wigan Worsley See also: List of civil parishes in Greater Manchester Rivers Beal Bollin Croal Dean Brook Douglas Etherow Goyt Irk Irwell Medlock Mersey Roch Spodden Tame Tib Tonge Topics Parliamentary constituencies Demography People Public art Schools Geography Places Castles Churches Football clubs Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Mills SAMs SSSIs History Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums Categories: Towns in Greater Manchester