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Lowton is an area in Greater Manchester, England and is a component part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. It was formerly part of the historic county of Lancashire. It is located in the North West England region, around 3 miles from Leigh, 5 miles north of Warrington and 9 miles south of Wigan. Lowton is part of the Warrington postal area. The settlement lies across the A580 East Lancashire Road. Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ...
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Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...
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Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, North West England. ...
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The A580, the Liverpool-East Lancashire Road (abbreviated to East Lancs Road) was designed and built to provide better access to the Port of Liverpool for East Lancashire and Manchester. ...
History
Etymology Lowton has a doubtful etymology: it is from Old English tun "farm, village" with an uncertain first element. A record of the name as Liewetune in 1176 suggests Old English hleowe "lee", although this is not a certain etymology. Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...
Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...
Lee is a common surname in English-speaking countries. ...
Early history
 Byrom Hall, ancestral home of the Byrom family Lowton was one of the berewicks of the Royal Manor of Newton, later being one of the members of the Barony of Makerfield.[1] Byrom Manor, later to feature the ancestoral ancestral home of the poet John Byrom and was constructed during the 18th century, is recorded as early as 1212,[1] where the family prospered for centuries. Byrom Hall at one time featured a moat.[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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A Royal Manor is an area of land in the UK owned by royalty, such as the present monarch, the Prince of Wales, a Duke/Duchess or a Lord. ...
The Ancestral Home (Dom Ojczysty) is a political party in Poland, founded after the elections. ...
John Byrom (February 29, 1692 - September 26, 1763) was an English poet. ...
Trials The Hare and Hounds public house, built in the 17th Century, was once used as a place to hold trials of local criminals, including murders[citation needed]. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...
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Railways In 1830 Parkside, Newton le Willows, near Lowton, was the site of the world's first fatal passenger train crash, when Liverpool MP William Huskisson was killed after being hit by George Stephenson's Rocket locomotive during the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.[3] Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
William Huskisson (11 March 1770 - 15 September 1830), was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for Liverpool. ...
George Stephenson George Stephenson For the British politician, see George Stevenson. ...
A contemporary drawing of Rocket Rocket as preserved in the Science Museum, London. ...
Inaugural journey of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was the worlds first intercity passenger railway in which all the trains were timetabled and operated for most of the distance solely by steam locomotives. ...
The former Lowton railway station was used as a resting point for the Royal Train.[4] Class 67 67005 Queens Messenger brings up the rear of the Royal Train as it heads along the Dawlish sea front on 15 September 2004. ...
Recent history In 1974 as part of the local government reorganisation encated in the Local Government Act 1972 it became part of Greater Manchester with the boundary at Newton-le-Willows marking the edge of the new county of Merseyside. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ...
Location within the British Isles. ...
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ...
Lowton had a toffee factory[5] along with other sites of heavy industry. In common with many parts of the United Kingdom, many of these factories have now closed and been replaced with some light industry. English Toffee (the chewy sort) in cellophane wrapping Toffee is a confection made by boiling molasses or sugar along with butter, milk and occasionally flour. ...
Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning compared to light industry. ...
A factory (previously manufactory) is a large industrial building where goods or products are manufactured. ...
Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning compared to light industry. ...
Transport Situated on the A580 East Lancashire Road, the village has direct access to the cities of Liverpool to the west and Manchester to the east. From this road, the M6 motorway runs north and south, and the M60 connects with the M62 across the Pennines. The nearest railway station is Newton-le-Willows on the Chester to Manchester Line and Liverpool to Manchester Line. Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government - Type Metropolitan borough, City - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area - Borough & City 43. ...
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This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ...
The M60 motorway is an orbital motorway which completely encircles Manchester. ...
The route of the M62, in dark blue. ...
Typical Pennine scenery. ...
Newton-le-Willows railway station is a railway station in the town of Newton-le-Willows, in the borough of St Helens in the north-west of England. ...
There are two Chester to Manchester Lines between the cities of Chester and Manchester in the north-west of England. ...
The Liverpool to Manchester Line is in fact two railway lines between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester in the north-west of England. ...
Environment To the south of Lowton is Highfield Moss, part of which has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The 21.3 hectare (52.6 acre) site was designated in 1986 for its biological interest. The interest is predominantly mire communities of which it is the best example in Greater Manchester.[6] A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ...
Lütt-Witt Moor, a bog in Henstedt-Ulzburg in northern Germany. ...
Community is a set of people (or agents in a more abstract sense) with some shared element. ...
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Religion Lowton has SIX churches: The churches organise certain activities jointly, including ecumenical services. Their joint charity work included the Lowton Churches Romania Appeal, formed after the collapse of the Communist regime in Romania during 1990. It initially supported an orphanage in Lugoj but its remit has expanded to include several ongoing projects in Romania. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ...
The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...
The word ecumenical comes from a Greek word that means pertaining to the whole world. ...
A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ...
Lowton Churches Romania Appeal is a charity set up by the five churches of Lowton (St Lukes, St Marys, St Catherines, Lane Head Methodist, Lowton Independent Methodist) after the fall of Ceaucescu in 1990. ...
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Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...
An orphanage (historically an orphans asylum before the latter word took on its modern insane asylum connotation) is an institution dedicated to caring for orphans (children who have lost their parents) and abused, abandoned, and neglected children. ...
Lugoj (-Romanian, Hungarian: Lugos, German: Lugosch) (postal code: 305500) is a city in TimiÅŸ county, Transylvania, Romania, situated on both banks of the TimiÅŸ River, which divides the town in two quarters, the Romanian on the right and the German on the left bank. ...
Media Lowton falls inside the circulation areas of these newspapers: The Liverpool Echo and Liverpool Daily Post are two newspapers published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in the United Kingdom. ...
The Manchester Evening News is an English daily newspaper published each week day evening and on Saturdays. ...
Famous residents Richard Mather Richard Mather (1596 - 1669), was a Puritan clergyman in Colonial Boston, Massachusetts. ...
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ...
John Byrom (February 29, 1692 - September 26, 1763) was an English poet. ...
The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ...
Peter Kane (1918-1991), of Lancashire, was one of Englands greatest flyweight boxers and a world champion in the 1930s. ...
The Gunpowder Conspirators are discovered and Guy Fawkes is caught in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament with the explosives. ...
Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ...
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league team in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. ...
Jon Clarke is a hooker for Super League rugby league club Warrington Wolves. ...
Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. ...
Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
The London Broncos, known from 26 September 2005 as Harlequins Rugby League, is a rugby league club representing the greater London area. ...
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References - Worsley, Bert (1993). Pictoral History of Old Lowton. H.Worsley. ISBN 0951110225.
Jim Pennington ex Manchester City player 4yrs and Grimbsy County.
Footnotes Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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