Great Lever

Great Lever
Great Lever
	Parish church of St Michael (with St Bartholomew)
	Great Lever Location within Greater Manchester
Population	16,969 (2020.Ward)
OS grid reference	SD717074
Metropolitan borough	Bolton ;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester ;
Region	North West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BOLTON
Postcode district	BL3
Dialling code	01204
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Bolton South and Walkden ;
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°33′43″N2°25′41″W / 53.562°N 2.428°W

Last updated November 06, 2024

Great Lever is a suburb of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) south of Bolton town centre and the same distance north of Farnworth. The district is served by frequent buses running to Bolton town centre, Farnworth and the Royal Bolton Hospital. The population is 16,969.^[1]

Religion

The parish church of St. Michael (with St Bartholomew) is a Grade 2 listed building.

Landmarks

On Green Lane there is one large public house: Southfield's, a pub and restaurant and The Brooklyn (now a private school). Both were houses built for local mill owners.

Beehive Mill (now demolished) on Crescent Road.

On the opposite side of Green Lane from the park are the grounds of Bolton Cricket Club. The two conjoined Doe Hey Reservoirs are used for private fishing. Will Hill Brook, which drains into the Doe Hey Reservoirs, forms the southern boundary between Great Lever and Farnworth.

Education

Primary schools in Great Lever include Bishop Bridgeman CE Primary School, Essa Primary School, Lever Edge Primary Academy, St Michael's CE Primary School, SS Simon and Jude CE Primary School and St William of York RC Primary School. There are also numerous play-centres for pre-school children.

The former public house, The Brooklyn is now the independent school Lord's College.

The main secondary school in the area is Essa Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

People

Footballer Albert Shepherd played for Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United. Former Manchester City striker Paul Moulden owned a chip shop in the area and ex-Bolton player Roy Greaves ran a pub called Monteraze here for many years. Ralph Gubbins, a forward with Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers and Hull City, lived in Great Lever during his time with Wanderers. Another resident was Wales and Bolton Wanderers striker Wyn Davies who also went on to represent both Manchester clubs.

The architect Charles Holden (1875–1960), known for many London Underground buildings, was born in Great Lever.

Band leader Jack Hylton was born Great Lever in 1892 as John Greenhalgh Hilton.

Sport

The Great Lever football club was briefly prominent in the 1880s, at one point being considered one of the top two in the country.

History

Great Lever was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Middleton,^[2] in 1866 Great Lever became a separate civil parish, on 30 September 1898 the parish was abolished and merged with Bolton.^[3] In 1891 the parish had a population of 5400.^[4]

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References

↑ "Bolton Ward population" . Retrieved 3 January 2016.
↑ "History of Great Lever, in Bolton and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 5 November 2024.
↑ "Relationships and changes Great Lever CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
↑ "Population statistics Great Lever CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

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[1] "Bolton Ward population" . Retrieved 3 January 2016.

[2] "History of Great Lever, in Bolton and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[3] "Relationships and changes Great Lever CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[4] "Population statistics Great Lever CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

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