Bolton
| Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal (Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prestolee Locks Nos 15, 16, and 17 | a few yards | |
| Meccano Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Prestolee Junction | ||
| Prestolee Road Bridge | a few yards | |
| Nob End Cottages | ¾ furlongs | |
| Salt Wharf | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Hall Lane Aqueduct (demolished) | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Fogg's Aqueduct (demolished) | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Smithy Bridge (Bolton) | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Dam Side Aqueduct (demolished) | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
| Burnden Railway Viaduct | 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Church Wharf | ||
Amenities in Bolton
Aldi Aldi Iceland Iceland Foods PLC Morison's Morrisons Sainsbury's Sainsburys Tesco
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Caffe Nero Costa Coffee Costa Coffee Starbucks
McDonalds McDonalds Pizza Hut
Elephant & Castle New Inn Old Three Crowns
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Bolton Station Moses Gate StationAmenities at places in Bolton
ASDA at Burnden Railway Viaduct Costcutter at Salt Wharf Tesco at Church Wharf La Tasca at Church Wharf Pizza Express at Church Wharf Alma at Church Wharf SEE ADDRESS at Church Wharf SEE ADDRESS at Church Wharf Spinning Mule at Church Wharf Wetherspoons at Church Wharf Yates's at Church Wharf Home Bargains at Burnden Railway Viaduct Primark at Church Wharf Burger King at Church Wharf Subway Sandwich Shop at Church Wharf Subway Sandwich Shop at Burnden Railway Viaduct Cashpoint at Burnden Railway Viaduct Cashpoint at Burnden Railway Viaduct Yorkshire Bank at Church Wharf Esso at Church Wharf Shell at Church Wharf Shell Fuel Card at Church Wharf Smiths Equipment Hire Ltd at Church Wharf Total at Salt Wharf Halfords at Burnden Railway Viaduct Halfords at Burnden Railway Viaduct Plumbing Trade Supplies at Burnden Railway Viaduct Screwfix at Burnden Railway Viaduct- Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society — associated with Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal
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Wikipedia has a page about Bolton
Bolton ( (listen), locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, historically and traditionally a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th century, introducing a wool and cotton-weaving tradition. The urbanisation and development of the town largely coincided with the introduction of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. Bolton was a 19th-century boomtown and, at its zenith in 1929, its 216 cotton mills and 26 bleaching and dyeing works made it one of the largest and most productive centres of cotton spinning in the world. The British cotton industry declined sharply after the First World War and, by the 1980s, cotton manufacture had virtually ceased in Bolton.
Close to the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Manchester. It is surrounded by several neighbouring towns and villages that together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the administrative centre. The town of Bolton has a population of 139,403, whilst the wider metropolitan borough has a population of 262,400. Bolton originated as a small settlement in the moorland known as Bolton le Moors. In the English Civil War, the town was a Parliamentarian outpost in a staunchly Royalist region and, as a result, was stormed by 3,000 Royalist troops led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in 1644. In what became known as the Bolton Massacre, 1,600 residents were killed and 700 were taken prisoner.
Bolton Wanderers football club play home games at the University of Bolton Stadium and the WBA World light-welterweight champion Amir Khan was born in the town. Cultural interests include the Octagon Theatre and the Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, as well as one of the earliest public libraries established after the Public Libraries Act 1850.