South Turton

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South Turton
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South Turton
Location within Greater Manchester
Population25,067 (Area Forum, 2007)
OS grid reference SD735122
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BOLTON
Postcode district BL2, BL7
Dialling code 01204
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53°36′22″N2°24′00″W / 53.606°N 2.400°W / 53.606; -2.400

South Turton is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. There is no settlement or administrative area of South Turton; instead the name is a modern coinage to describe the area transferred to Bolton in 1974 from the former Turton Urban District in Lancashire. The area forms part of the built up area of Bolton, [1] with the main suburbs within the area being Bradshaw and Bromley Cross. The area lies on the southern slopes of the West Pennine Moors, and had a population of 25,067 in 2007. [2]

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Turton Urban District was abolished in 1974 and divided between the Bolton district of Greater Manchester and the Blackburn district of Lancashire. The northern part of Turton, including the village itself (now generally known as Chapeltown) became a parish called North Turton. No parish was created for the part of the former urban district transferred to Bolton, and so it became an unparished area. As well as Bradshaw and Bromley Cross, the areas transferred from Turton to Bolton also include Eagley, Egerton and Harwood,. [3]

Between 2000 and 2008 Bolton council ran a South Turton Area Forum as a committee for local issues to be discussed. The South Turton Area Forum was abolished in 2008 being split into separate forums for each electoral ward, with the council having decided the forums needed to be more relevant to local communities. [4]

Electoral wards

South Turton has two electoral wards – Bromley Cross and Bradshaw. Each ward has three councillors who represent the area on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. [2]

Education

Primary schools

Secondary schools

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "South Turton Area Update" (PDF). Bolton Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "South Turton". Bolton Council. Archived from the original on 3 June 2000. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "South Turton Area Forum minutes, 26 March 2008". Bolton Council. Retrieved 5 September 2023.


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