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Bolton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Located to the northwestern part of downtown Manchester, Bolton has a population of 140,000 people (2012 estimate) within a metropolitan borough with 265,000 inhabitants.
Guide to Bolton Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Bolton that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Bolton Town Hall
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More on Bolton
Bolton was part of Lancashire until the creation of Greater Manchester on 1 April 1974. It was originally called Bolton le Moors, as it is located in the moorland. The area has been inhabited for thousands of years. Remnants of human presence can be seen as in the stone circle at Cheetham Close and the ancient burial mounds at Winter Hill.The Romans as well as Anglo-Saxons also left evidence of their presence in Bolton. The town itself grew out of a Saxon settlement. There were in the old days two separate settlements namely Great Bolton and Little Bolton. Bolton was granted a market charter by King Henry III in 1251.
Hall i' th' Wood, Bolton
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An influx of Flemish weavers fleeing religious persecution settled in Bolton in 1337, bringing with them the tradition of woollen cloth weaving. Successive wave of weavers arrived over the subsequent centuries, further enriching the town's reputation as a center for the textile industry. In the 19th century local inventors Richard Arkwright and Samuel Crompton industrialized the textile industry, introducing the use of machinery for spinning cotton. The industrialization of Bolton transformed its skyline, which in the 19th century was dominated by chimneys.
The textile industry of Bolton went into decline after the First World War. It experienced a brief upsurge after the Second World War, but then began a slow decline until eventual demise. Today Bolton is a modern town with a diverse range of economic industries that include wholesale and retail trade, motor vehicle repair, health and social work, and some manufacturing.
Visiting Bolton
From Manchester, take the M61 motorway to Junction 2, then continue on the A666 road until you arrive in Bolton.
Smithills Hall, Bolton
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Places of Interest in Bolton
- 10 Firwood Fold
16th century house in Bolton, Grade I listed birthplace of Samuel Crompton. - Bolton Town Hall
Neoclassical-style civic building opened in 1873 by Prince Albert. The present building dates to 1985; the original burned down in 1981. It is a Grade II listed building. - Hall i' th' Wood
Formerly a late medieval period farmhouse, today this is a museum. - Holy Trinity Church, Bolton
Redundant since 1993, this Anglican parish church building is today a Grade II listed heritage building. - New Zakaria Mosque
Mosque founded by the Muslim community from Pakistan and India in the 1960s. - Parish Church of St Peter
Anglican parish church in the Gothic Revival style built between 1866 and 1871. - Smithills Hall
Collection of manor house dating to the 14th century, when William de Radcliffe received the Manor of Smithills from the Hultons. Now a museum, the hall is a Grade I listed building. - St George's Church
Red-brick church built between 1794 and 1796 in the Little Bolton neighborhood of Bolton. - St Mary's Deane
Church established in Saxon times. Current building was erected from 1250 with extensions and renovations carried out in the 19th century. Today it is a Grade II* listed building. - Ye Olde Man & Scythe
A public house on Churchgate in Bolton.
Ye Olde Man & Scythe, Bolton
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10 Firwood Fold, Bolton
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