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Encyclopedia > Great Lever
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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. Great Lever has many shops round the centre of it. This includes a local butchers, a chemists, a confectionist and post office, a hairdressers, a florists, a petrol station and a bakery. The Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which roughly encompasses the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester, and has a population of 2. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Location within the British Isles Farnworth is a town in the borough of Bolton in England. ... // Location Burnden is a district of Bolton, between the town centre and the leafy entrance to Great Lever. ... Statistics Population: 139,403 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD715095 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bolton Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Ambulance: North West Post office and telephone Post...

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Places of Interest

The parish church for the area is St. Michael's church. Currently under renovation it is now in its 155th year.


On Green Lane, two large pubs can be found, Southfields, an exellent pub and restaurant with it's own tennis courts and grass land, and The Brooklyn, a large public house with it's own bowling green. which were formally houses for the mill owners. A mill is still going today on Crescent Road, for mail orders. Great Lever has a park on Green Lane and is home to the Bolton Cricket club. Doe Hey reservoir is used for fishing.


Education

Hayward secondary school is popular and has been performing well of late. St. Michael's C of E primary school, Lever Edge, St William of York RC primary school and St. Simon and Judes provides education for under 11's.


People

Great Lever has people from many different backgrounds, including many from ethnic minorities. Residents find each other very friendly, and many are lucky enough to have good neighbours. There is great variety in the wealth of the local people.


Problems

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Despite being a friendly neighbourhood, Great Lever has some problems, crime being one of the residents major concerns. Litter and traffic congestion are also concerns.


Most Great Lever residents are decent people but gang culture is a problem and "scallys" roam the streets.


Crime is the main problem.[citation needed] As there are many trees in the low-lying area, many homes aren't overlooked. Criminals can make quick exits to and from the numerous estates.


External links

  • Great Lever Neighbourhood Management

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GENUKI: Great Lever, Lancashire genealogy (333 words)
LEVER (GREAT), a township-chapelry, with a village, in Middleton parish, Lancashire; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, near the Bolton and Bury canal, 1½ mile SSE of Bolton r.
In 1835 Great Lever was a township in the parish of Middleton.
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Great Lever was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester.
Lever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (811 words)
For instance, to use a lever to lift a certain unit of weight with an effort of half a unit, the distance from the fulcrum of the spot where force is applied must be twice the distance between the weight and the fulcrum.
In a second-class lever the input is located to the far side of the bar, the output is located in the middle of the bar, and the fulcrum is located on the side of the bar opposite to the input.
A mnemonic for remembering the three classes of levers is the word flex, where the letters f-l-e represent the fulcrum, the load, and the effort as being between the other two, in the first-class lever, the second-class lever, and the third-class lever respectively.
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