Bolton
Bolton shown within Greater Manchester
Population	139,403 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD715095
Metropolitan borough	Bolton
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BOLTON
Postcode district	BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL5, BL6, BL7
Dialling code	01204
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Bolton North East
	Bolton South East
	Bolton West
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

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Bolton is known as 'Paris of the North.' Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester, in North West England.^[1] Situated close to the West Pennine Moors, 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of the city of Manchester, it is the largest and most populous settlement within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, and has a total resident population of 139,403.^[2][3][4] Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Rivington Pike, a familiar local landmark The West Pennine Moors is an area of approximately 90 square miles of moorland and reservoir scenery, located in North West England, between the towns of Chorley, Bolton, Horwich and Blackburn. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ...

Historically part of Lancashire, Bolton rose to prominence during the 19th century as a mill town centred on textile manufacture and cotton spinning. At its zenith it was one of the largest and most productive centres of cotton manufacture in the world. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Amoskeag Canal, 1948, by Charles Sheeler A mill town is a community that grew up around one or more mills or factories, usually on a river that was used as a source of power in the days before electricity. ... With the establishment of overseas colonies, the British Empire at the end of the 17th century/beginning of the 18th century had a vast source of raw materials and a vast market for goods. ... A hand-turned spinning wheel in action Cones of yarn for industrial use Z-twist and S-twist yarns Spinning is the process of creating yarn (or thread, rope, cable) from various raw fiber materials. ...

History

Toponymy

The town's name, (in full, Bolton-le-Moors) has been recorded over the years with many derivations of spelling including Bothelton, Boulton and Bolton-super-Moras. However, the exact origins are not totally clear from historical records.^[5][6] There have been three main hypotheses - one is that because of its location in the valleys of confluencing moorland rivers, it is derived from "Bowl Town"^{[citation needed]}- another suggesting it is a derivation from the Saxon words "bolt" and "tun", meaning "arrow" and "stockade" respectively.^[7] A final suggestion is from the words "boul" and "town", where boul means a monument or central feature, though the boul itself is unidentified. A further possibility is that "bol" derives from the Norse for farm and "ton" from the Norse for town.

Early history

Evidence of a Saxon settlement exists in the form of religious objects found when the present Victorian parish church was built.^[8] For other uses, see Saxon (disambiguation). ...

The town was given a charter to hold a market in Churchgate in 1251 by King Henry III of England.^[9] It was then made into a market town and borough by a charter from the Earl of Derby, William de Ferrers, on January 14, 1253.^[9] Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272) was the son and successor of John Lackland as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ...

The Civil War

During the English Civil War, Bolton supported Parliament and the Puritan cause, unlike most of the rest of Lancashire. The town was twice attacked unsuccessfully until the third assault on May 28, 1644. Prince Rupert's army along with troops under the Earl of Derby, attacked the town. There were 1,500 dead, and 700 taken prisoner. It became known as the Bolton Massacre.^[9] is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... The Bolton Massacre, sometimes recorded as the Storming of Bolton was an episode in the English Civil War, on May 28, 1644, in which it was alleged that up to 1,600 of the towns defenders and citizens were slaughtered during and after its storm and capture by the...

Textile manufacture

The town's position on the west of the Pennines provides a damp climate. It is this feature which probably led to Flemish weavers, fleeing the Huguenot persecutions in the 17th century, to eventually settle here, as moisture-laden air allows for the spinning of cotton with little breakage. The cotton industry was to provide the catalyst for the town's expansion between the 14th and 19th centuries. Large, steam-powered textile mills eventually dominated the town's skyline, providing the major employment and defining the rhythm of the working week, so much so that an annual shut-down for maintenance in late June became the Bolton holidays. There were also some large iron foundries in the town as well as other engineering works, many connected with the cotton industry. From the 16th to the 18th century the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ...

Bolton was Worktown in the Mass-Observation project which has left us with many photographs taken around the town by Humphrey Spender as part of that project.^[10] Mass-Observation was a United Kingdom social research organisation founded in 1937. ... Humphrey Spender was born in 1910 and is a photographer, painter, architect, designer and mural painter. ...

Governance

Civic history

Until the early 19th century, Great Bolton and Little Bolton were two of the eighteen townships of the ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors. These two townships were separated by the River Croal, with Little Bolton on the north side of the river and Great Bolton on the south side.^[11][12][13] The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Bolton le Moors was an ancient parish in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. ... The River Croal is a river in Lancashire, England and a tributary of the River Irwell. ...

In 1838, Great Bolton, most of Little Bolton and the Haulgh area from Tonge with Haulgh township were incorporated under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 as a municipal borough, making it the second to be created in England, after Devonport. Further additions were made to the borough, with part of Rumworth in 1872, and part of Halliwell in 1877.^[14][15] The Municipal Reform Act 1835 required members of town councils (municipal corporations) to be elected by ratepayers and councils to publish their financial accounts. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... Devonport, in Devon, was formerly called Plymouth Dock. ... , Halliwell is a predominantly residential district and electoral ward of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. ...

In 1889, Bolton was granted County Borough status and became entirely self-governing and independent from Lancashire County Council jurisdiction. In 1898, it was extended further by adding the civil parishes of Breightmet, Darcy Lever, Great Lever, the rest of Halliwell, Heaton, Lostock, Middle Hulton, the rest of Rumworth (which had been renamed Deane in 1894), Smithills, and Tonge, plus Astley Bridge Urban District, and part of Over Hulton civil parish.^[14][15] County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Lancashire County Council is the local authority for the county of Lancashire, England. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... , Breightmet is a settlement near Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. ... Darcy Lever is a small village/suburb of Bolton, formerly in Lancashire now part of Greater Manchester. ... Great Lever is a settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, between Farnworth and Burnden, and about 2 miles from Bolton town centre. ... , Halliwell is a predominantly residential district and electoral ward of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. ... , Heaton is a mostly residential district and council ward of Bolton, Greater Manchester, lying about 2 miles to the north west of the town centre. ... For other uses, see Lostock (disambiguation). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

The county borough was abolished in 1974 and became a constituent part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester.^[14][16] The Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ...

On 23/11/1986 a local hero was born and named Matt Stevens. Today his reputation as the english Bruce Springsteen lives on strong.

Parliamentary history

Under the Reform Act of 1832, a Parliamentary Borough was established for the town. The Bolton constituency had two Members of Parliament who both represented the whole borough.^[17] The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom. ... Parliamentary boroughs are boroughs that are entitled to representation in a Parliament. ... Bolton was a Borough constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ...

The Parliamentary Borough continued until 1950 when it was abolished and replaced with two parliamentary constituencies, Bolton East and Bolton West, each with one M.P.^[17] Parliamentary boroughs are boroughs that are entitled to representation in a Parliament. ... Bolton East was a parliamentary constituency in te town of Bolton in Lancashire. ... Bolton West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ...

In 1983, Bolton East was abolished and two new constituencies were created, Bolton North East (which covers a large part of the former Bolton East), and Bolton South East (which covers most of the former Farnworth constituency). Also in 1983, there were major boundary changes to Bolton West, which took over most of the former Westhoughton constituency.^[17][18] Bolton North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bolton South East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Farnworth was a constituency in Greater Manchester which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. ... Westhoughton was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire. ...

Geography

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Demography

Township populations

These census population figures are for the former townships of Great Bolton and Little Bolton. The United Kingdom has taken a census of its population every ten years since 1801, with the exception of 1941 (during the Second World War). ...

County Borough population

These census population figures are for the former County Borough of Bolton. The United Kingdom has taken a census of its population every ten years since 1801, with the exception of 1941 (during the Second World War). ...

* The 1939 population is estimated from the National Registration figures.^[23] The 1941 census didn't take place because of the Second World War. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Metropolitan Borough population

These census population figures are for the whole Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, which includes the unparished areas of Bolton (the former county borough), Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Lever and South Turton, plus the civil parishes of Blackrod, Horwich and Westhoughton. The United Kingdom has taken a census of its population every ten years since 1801, with the exception of 1941 (during the Second World War). ... The Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... , Kearsley (previously spelt as Kersley)[1] is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. ... Little Lever is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton of Greater Manchester in the north west of England. ... South Turton is an unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Horwich (pronounced Horrich) is a town and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ... , Westhoughton is a town and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ...

According to the 2001 UK Census,^[25] of the 261,037 people living in Bolton Metropolitan Borough, the following ethnicities have been recorded:

• 84% White
• 6% Indian
• 2.5% Pakistani
• 2.4% other (with no one group exceeding 1%)

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Economy

In recent times, the town has swapped much of its heavy industry for service-based activities including a large number of data processing and call centres and also hi-tech electronics and IT companies. It is a mecca for shoppers from all over the north of England and further afield, not only to the Victorian splendour of the town centre but to newly developed Middlebrook retail park, home to Bolton Wanderers, the Bolton Arena, leisure facilities, shops, pubs, restaurants and sundry other businesses. The town retains a variety of more traditional industries, employing people in, amongst other things, aerospace, paper-manufacturing, packaging, textiles, transportation, steel foundries and building materials. The area of Horwich around Middlebrook has been designated by Bolton Council as the `Bolton Economic Development Zone', and is currently seeing much building work, predominantly office space for law firms and business headquarters. Middlebrook is the name given to a locality on the boundary between Horwich and Lostock, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English professional football club. ... The Bolton Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located at the Middlebrook Leisure and Retail Park, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. ...

Tourism plays an important part in the local economy, with visitor attractions such as Hall i' th' Wood (the home of inventor Samuel Crompton), Smithills Country Park and Smithills Hall, Rivington, Last Drop Village, Barrow Bridge mill village, Bolton Steam Museum and the civic museums in the town centre. Residents and visitors alike can make use of the facilities at Leverhulme, Moss Bank and Queen's parks. Smithills Hall is a Grade I listed manor house, in the town of Bolton, in the administrative area of Greater Manchester, traditionally in the county of Lancashire One of the oldest manor houses in the north west of England, it dates from the 14th Century. ... This tower is one of the many structures that Lord Leverhulme built in this area. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Bolton is the birthplace of the Reebok brand. The company's European headquarters are located in the Reebok Stadium. Bolton is also the home of the family bakery, Warburton's, who began their business in 1876 on Blackburn Road in Bolton. As well as this Bolton is home to MBDA's main production facility in Horwich. Reebok International Limited is a British producer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas AG. The name comes from Afrikaans/Dutch spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle. ... The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook retail park in Horwich, near Bolton. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia on one of the following topics: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources. ... MBDA is a European arms company which manufactures missiles and is the result of the 2001 merger of Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles (of EADS), Alenia Marconi Systems missile divisions and Matra BAe Dynamics. ... Horwich (pronounced Horrich) is a town and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ...

Bolton Council has launched a large-scale series of redevelopments of the town centre.^[26]

Transport

Given its proximity to Manchester, Bolton is well served in terms of both the local road network and national routes. The A6, a major north–south trunk road, passes through Hunger Hill and Westhoughton. The A666 (sometimes referred to as `The Devil's Highway' because of the numeric designation) is a 4-lane dual carriageway which acts as a spur from the large M61/M60 motorway interchange, carrying traffic to and from the town centre. The M61 itself has 3 dedicated junctions serving the borough. This article is about the A6 road in England. ... A63(T) trunk road A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports, etc. ... The A666 is a major road in east Lancashire, England. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... The M61 motorway is a major road in England. ... // The M60 motorway is an orbital motorway circling the urban body of Manchester, a city in the United Kingdom. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... The M61 motorway is a major road in England. ...

Bolton is served by the National Express coach network. National Express coach on route 561 National Express is the brand under which the majority of long distance bus and coach services in the United Kingdom are marketed, and also the company that manages this network and operates some of the services. ...

Bolton is located on the Manchester loop of the West Coast Mainline and as such is served by Virgin West Coast trains passing through Manchester Picadilly station. There are regular commuter services between most of the local stations and Manchester. The Bolton metropolitan area is served by the following railway stations: this runs up the west coast of the u k most parts are electrified and it is a high speed route Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Rail stubs ... Virgin West Coast is the part of Virgin Trains that operates express trains from London Euston. ... Interior shot of the station with the Victorian trainshed. ...

• Bolton Trinity Street - a town-centre transport interchange
• Bromley Cross
• Hall i' th' Wood
• Blackrod
• Horwich Parkway (for the Reebok Stadium - Bolton Wanderers FC)
• Lostock
• Westhoughton
• Moses Gate
• Farnworth
• Kearsley

Bolton railway station is the principal railway station in the town of Bolton, in the county of Greater Manchester in England. ... The Bolton commuter town of Bromley Cross has a railway station served by the Northern Rail Ribble Valley line from Bolton to Blackburn and Clitheroe. ... The Bolton station of Hall i th Wood (pronounced as al i thwud) is the last stop before Bolton on the Northern Rail franchises Ribble Valley line into Blackburn and Clitheroe. ... Blackrod Railway Station serves the Lancashire town of Blackrod, 6 miles west of Bolton. ... Horwich Parkway railway station is a train station serving the park and ride scheme near the Bolton suburb of Horwich. ... The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook retail park in Horwich, near Bolton. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English professional football club. ... Lostock railway station serves the area named Lostock Junction near Westhoughton in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, north-west England. ... Westhoughton railway station Serves the town of Westhoughton in Lancashire, England. ... Moses Gate Railway Station serves the Moses Gate suburb of Farnworth, part of the borough of Bolton. ... Farnworth Railway Station serves the Lancashire town of Farnworth, part of the borough of Bolton. ... Kearsley Railway Station serves the Lancashire town of Kearsley, part of the urban sprawl between Bolton and Manchester. ...

Education

Bolton is home to a leading independent day school, Bolton School, whose Boys' Division originated in around 1516. It was endowed by Robert Lever in 1641 and again by William Hesketh Lever (later Lord Leverhulme) in 1898, allowing it to be rebuilt alongside a new Girls' Division on its current site in Chorley New Road. Bolton School is a public school (independent school) situated in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester in the North-West of England. ... William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme Lord Leverhulme is the most familiar name of William Hesketh Lever, (19 September 1851-7 May 1925), a British Industrialist who was created 1st Viscount Leverhulme. ... Lord Leverhulme is the most familiar name of William Hesketh Lever, a British Industrialist who was created 1st Viscount Leverhulme. ...

Bolton also has its own modern university, the University of Bolton. Formerly Bolton Institute of Higher Education, it finally gained university status in 2005 and has seen much building work and growth since. The University of Bolton (formerly Bolton Institute of Higher Education) is a university in Bolton in the United Kingdom. ...

The town also contains a host of primary and secondary schools such as Canon Slade School, Thornleigh Salesian College, Mount St. Joseph School, St. James's School and Turton High School Media Arts College (motto: Integrity and Honour), although some are in special measures. Bolton also has a community college which provides further education to many in the borough and has many sites throughout, as well as Bolton Sixth Form College, which comprises North and South campuses. this school is owned by michael curley the greatest person of all time Canon Slade School is a Church of England Secondary School with Specialist Status in Performing Arts. ... Thornleigh Salesian College is a Salesian and Catholic secondary school in Bolton, England. ...

Harper Green School is also located in Bolton. Harper Green is home to the Alan Ball Sports Hall, as well as the Peter Kay Drama Complex. Peter Kay also filmed a music video at Harper Green with the Scottish band Texas. Alan James Ball, MBE (born May 12th 1945 in Farnworth, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ...

The Bolton Teaching and Learning Centre serves schools as a central point for online materials.^[27]

The Bolton Steam Museum is located here and has several restored working steam engines. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Sports

Bolton is home to a Premiership football club called Bolton Wanderers F.C.. Formerly playing at Burnden Park they currently play their home games at the Reebok Stadium. The club's traditional nickname is The Trotters. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Borough of Bolton, North West England. ... Burnden Park was the home of English FA Premier League football team Bolton Wanderers F.C. between 1895 and 1997. ... The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook retail park in Horwich, near Bolton. ...

Indoor facilities for sports training and major racket sports tournaments are provided courtesy of the newly-built Bolton Arena, which was used for some of the events in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The Bolton Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located at the Middlebrook Leisure and Retail Park, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. ... The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4, 2002. ...

Bolton is also home to one of the North West's largest Field Hockey Clubs, Bolton Hockey Club.^[28] Bolton Hockey Club is a Men’s and Ladies Field Hockey Club Based in Greater Manchester (England). ...

The oldest football club in Lancashire, Turton F.C was formed in a village on the moors above Bolton in 1871 and is said to have introduce the Association game to the county. There have been recent claims that their original ground, which is still in use, is the oldest surviving football ground in the world. It is claimed matches were played there since the 1830s.^[29] Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

Speedway racing, then known as Dirt Track Racing, was staged at Raikes Park in the pioneer days – 1928 – but the venue was short lived.^[30] Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps of an oval circuit. ...

Bolton also has a rugby union club, Bolton R.U.F.C.^[31] For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ...

Culture and society

According to a survey of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Boltonians are the friendliest people in Britain.^[32][33] The British Association or the British Association for the Advancement of Science or the BA is a learned society with the object of promoting science, directing general attention to scientific matters, and facilitating intercourse between scientific workers. ...

Bolton is one of the more deprived boroughs in England according to the Indices of Deprivation 2000.^[34] It is the 28th most deprived in England in terms of numbers of people who are income deprived. A third of the borough's population lives in seven wards which are amongst the 10% most deprived in England. Despite this, Bolton is currently experiencing much attention and is experiencing an influx of people, leading to property prices increasing faster than most other parts of the UK.^{[citation needed]} The borough already contains traditional and also increasingly affluent areas including Heaton, Horwich, Harwood and Smithills.

On 13 February 2003, Bolton was granted Fairtrade Town status. is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fairtrade Town is a status awarded by the Fairtrade Foundation in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands, describing an area which is committed to the promotion of Fairtrade-labelled goods. ...

Bolton's oldest public house is Ye Olde Man and Scythe, dating from 1251 - one of the oldest remaining public houses in England. One of Britains top ten oldest public houses and the oldest in Bolton (1251 first recorded mention of it by name), the Ye Olde Man and Scythe, located on Church Gate, is the most well known and a part of Boltons heritage. ...

Arts

Bolton has a theatre called The Octagon along with many small, independent groups such as Bolton Little Theatre, Farnworth Little Theatre and the Phoenix Theatre Company. Inside the town hall there is also a large theatre and conference complex called The Albert Halls,^[35] named after the Prince Consort, Prince Albert whose early death in 1861 at the comparatively young age of only 42 would eventually lead to many buildings and monuments throughout Great Britain and her vast empire being named in his memory. The Halls opened on the June 5, 1873. The Octagon Theatre is a producing theatre located in Bolton, England. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Visual arts are also represented in Bolton via Bolton Museum and Art Gallery which boasts a fine collection of both local and international art.^[36]

Bolton Civic Centre in 1994, Le Mans Crescent.

Le Mans Crescent, (currently home to the central library, museum, art gallery, aquarium, police station, magistrates' court and town hall) is to be at the centre of a new Cultural Quarter. This area will no longer house the police station and magistrates' court; instead the library and museum are to be extended into these sections of the building, along with other new cultural projects. These works are to take place during a large-scale expansion and improvement project, which is set to more than double the size of the current town centre and improve its appearance, infrastructure and amenities. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 521 pixel Image in higher resolution (809 × 527 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bolton Civic Centre (Le Mans Crescent), Bolton, Lancashire. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 521 pixel Image in higher resolution (809 × 527 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bolton Civic Centre (Le Mans Crescent), Bolton, Lancashire. ...

Bolton Central Library

The library was one of the early public libraries established after the Public Libraries Act 1850, opening on 12th October 1853 in the Exchange Building on Market Square (present day Victoria Square). The library moved to its present site in Le Mans Crescent on 4th July 1938. ^[37] Public Libraries Act 1850 The Public libraries Act of 1850 was legislation passed by the British Parliament. ...

Media

Local radio is provided by Tower FM, a station which broadcasts across Bolton and Bury. Tower FM is a local radio station which broadcasts across the towns of Bolton and Bury in the UK. It is SHIT. This fact has been independently verified. ... This article is about the town of Bury in North West England. ...

The town's local daily newspaper is The Bolton News, formerly known as the Bolton Evening News. There are weekly free papers, such as the Bolton Journal and Bolton Council's free monthly newspaper, Bolton Scene. This article, image, template or category belongs in one or more categories. ... Part of the Newsquest media group the Bolton Evening News newspaper covers the town of Bolton in North-Western England. ...

The town falls under the Granada ITV television region, and North West BBC region, both served by the Winter Hill transmitter at Belmont, just to the north-west of the town. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Winter Hill Mast is a television mast situated on Winter Hill between Chorley and Bolton, in Lancashire, England. ...

Cultural references

The industrial village of Barrow Bridge became Millbank in Benjamin Disraeli's novel Coningsby. The Barrow Bridge is a single track railway bridge in south east of the Republic of Ireland. ... Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (December 21, 1804 - April 24, British Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and author. ... Coningsby is a town in Lincolnshire, England. ...

Bolton is referenced in the famous Monty Python's Flying Circus Dead Parrot sketch, in which it is the location of the shopkeeper's brother's pet shop. The shopkeeper's brother (played by Michael Palin), incorrectly describes the town as Ipswich. On being challenged by Mr Praline (played by John Cleese), Palin's character defends himself, claiming (wrongly) that Ipswich is a palindrome of Bolton. Cleese's character retorts, "It's not a palindrome. The palindrome of Bolton would be Notlob. It don't work." As a consequence, Bolton is sometimes humorously nicknamed, "Notlob"^{[citation needed]}. Bolton is also referred to in Monty Python's "Blackmail" sketch, in which the host of the gameshow "Blackmail" (played by Michael Palin) announces that if a Miss Betty Teal from Lancashire sends the show 15 pounds, he will refrain from revealing her lover in Bolton. This article is about the television series. ... Palin, Cleese and the dead parrot, from And Now For Something Completely Different. ... Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. ... For other uses, see Ipswich (disambiguation). ... Mr. ... “Cleese” redirects here. ... For the movie, see Palindromes (film). ... Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. ...

Spring and Port Wine by Bolton playwright, Bill Naughton was filmed and set in Bolton. The Family Way based on Naughton's play All in Good Time was also filmed and set in Bolton. Spring and Port Wine is a 1967 stage play by Bill Naughton. ... William John Francis Naughton, or Bill Naughton (Ballyhaunis, June 12, 1910 - Ballasalla, January 9, 1992) was a British playwright and author, best known for his play Alfie. ... The Family Way is a 1966 movie by Roy and John Boulting starring father and daughter John Mills and Hayley Mills. ... Marjorie Rhodes and John Mills as Lucy and Ezra Fitton. ...

More famously Peter Kay is from Bolton and much of his comedy TV series That Peter Kay Thing and Phoenix Nights are set in the town. The latter was filmed at St Gregorys Social Club in Farnworth, and an episode of the former was set at Bolton West services on the M61. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Peter Kay as Mr Softy, one of the 15 characters he played in That Peter Kay Thing That Peter Kay Thing was a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in the UK. Set in and around Bolton, these followed the lives of different characters and starred Peter... Peter Kays Phoenix Nights is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working mens club in the northern English town of Bolton. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The M61 motorway is a major road in England. ...

Many Bolton buildings have also stood in for other towns and cities. Bolton Town Hall stood in for an East European bank in the 1980s film Sleepers and Le Mans Crescent has featured as an upmarket London street in the Jeremy Brett version of Sherlock Holmes. Although not identified, much of the 1990s series Cops was filmed in Bolton. Sleepers has several meanings: for the 1996 film, see Sleepers (film) for railway sleepers, see railroad tie Sleepers is also a solo album by rapper Big Pooh from the group Little Brother. ... Peter Jeremy William Huggins (November 3, 1933 – September 12, 1995), better known as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor famous for his portrayal of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the British television series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... Not to be confused with C.O.P.S. (TV series). ...

Notable people

Bolton has produced its fair share of actors, comedians, musicians, sports personalities, engineers, inventors, politicians, authors and other notable people. They have all made a mark in different periods of time, whether at local, national or international level. For a list of these people from Bolton and the outlying areas, see List of people from Bolton. For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Professional sports began at North Panola High School in the early 1600s. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... This is a list of people from Bolton in the north west of England, including those from Farnworth, Horwich, Westhoughton, Kearsley, Little Lever, Blackrod and other areas within the wider Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. ...

Twin towns

• Le Mans, France, since 1967
• Paderborn, Germany, since 1975

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. ...

References

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External links

• Bolton Council
• Bolton Evening News
• Boltonians Listing well over 500 Boltonians - born, bred or adopted
• Bolton Remembers The War An Oral History of Bolton during the Second World War
• Bolton Revisited Local history project created by Bolton residents, past and present
• bolton.org.uk Bolton History, Photos, Links & Trivia
• University of Bolton
• Bolton Museum & Archive Service Collections include an original spinning mule made by inventor Samuel Crompton, works by Bolton born artist Thomas Moran and one of Britains oldest public Aquaria