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Bromley Cross
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Bromley Cross
Location within Greater Manchester
Population(2011.Ward)
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BOLTON
Postcode district BL7
Dialling code 01204
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53°36′50″N2°24′40″W / 53.614°N 2.411°W / 53.614; -2.411

Bromley Cross is a residential area of South Turton in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. [1] It gives its name to a larger electoral ward, which includes Eagley, Egerton, and Cox Green. [2] Historically part of Lancashire, Bromley Cross lies on the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors.

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Bromley Cross railway station is on the Ribble Valley Line.

In the 16th century, Arthur Bromley of Turton married Isabell Orrell, the granddaughter of the Lord of the manor of Turton. It is from this family the place derives its name. [3] It is supposed that there may once have been an ancient cross in the locality, [4] although no physical evidence of it has been found. [5]

Bromley Cross is a residential area, and in the 19th century was part of the township of Turton, and from 1898 part of Turton Urban District. [1] The village of Bromley Cross grew in the 19th century in association with many factories and bleachworks, which used water power obtained from the Eagley Brook and its tributaries. [6]

In 2002, youth workers discovered young people congregated in abandoned underground World War II air raid tunnels belonging to Eagley Mills. The tunnels have since been sealed. [7]

Amenities

In the northern area of Bromley Cross is the "Last Drop Village", a collection of old farmhouses and farmbuildings which were restored in the 1960s into a pub, restaurant, bistro, craft shops, hotel and conference centre. [8] [9]

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The Railway in 2010

Pubs in Bromley Cross include The Flag, The Sportsmans and the Spread Eagle. The Railway pub has repeatedly opened and closed, most recently closing in January 2023 after a fire. [10]

Education

The Bromley Cross area has one secondary school, Turton School, which was formerly a media and arts college. Birtenshaw School, a landmark educational facility providing services for children and young people with disabilities, was established in 1956. There are also several primary schools in the area, including Eagley Infant and Junior Schools and St John's RC Primary School.

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Turton School

Notable residents

Numerous notable people live, or have lived, in the Bromley Cross area. These include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - B. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
  2. ↑ Bolton Council (2007). "Bolton ward profile: Bromley Cross" (PDF). Bolton Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Orrell, Terence (1990). The History of the House of Orrell. ISBN   9780951630808.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Henry (1906). Ancient Crosses and Holy Wells of Lancashire.
  5. ↑ Francis, James (2007). Highways of Turton. Bolton: Turton Local History Society. ISBN   9781904974307.
  6. ↑ Billington, W.D. (1982). From Affetside to Yarrow : Bolton place names and their history, Ross Anderson Publications ( ISBN   0-86360-003-4).
  7. ↑ "Underground world of village's teenagers". The Bolton News. Newsquest Media Group. 5 August 2002.
  8. ↑ Last Drop Village (www.bolton.org.uk). URL accessed April 6, 2007.
  9. ↑ Last Drop Village (www.manchester2002-uk.com) Archived 2002-02-14 at the Wayback Machine . URL accessed April 6, 2007.
  10. ↑ "'I am gutted and haven't slept all night' - Heartbreak as popular pub shuts". The Bolton News. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Burglars stole Sam Allardyce's fake Rolex watch". The Bolton News. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Former footballer and businessman calls in administrators". The Bolton News. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2023.


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