South Turton is an

unparished area In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish). Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unpa ...

of the

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, in

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

Historically History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

the southern part of Turton in

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancas ...

, it lies on the southern slopes of the

West Pennine Moors The West Pennine Moors is an area of the Pennines covering approximately of moorland and reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The West Pennine Moors are separated from the mai ...

, and has a population of 25,067.South Turton Area Update
bolton.gov.uk. URL accessed 31 May 2007. South Turton was created in 1974 from the smaller

urban area An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...

of the former

Turton Urban District Turton Urban District was, from 1873 to 1974, a local government district centred on the historical area of Turton in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. History Background Turton was a township and chapelry of the civil and e ...

. This

includes Bradshaw,

Bromley Cross Bromley Cross is a residential area of South Turton in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It gives its name to a larger electoral ward, which includes Eagley, Egerton, and Cox Green. Historically part of Lancash ...

, Harwood, Dunscar,

Eagley Eagley is a village of the unparished area of South Turton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies on southern slopes of the West Pennine Moors. Eagley Brook passes thro ...

, and

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.South Turton – Photos and information
bolton.org.uk. URL accessed 9 June 2007.

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 Bolton Council, also called Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is a Metropolitan Borough Council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in ...

Education

Primary schools *St Maxentius C.of E. Primary School, New Heys Way, Bradshaw *Eagley Infant School, Stonesteads Drive, Bromley Cross *Eagley Junior School, Chapeltown Road, Bromley Cross *St John the Evangelist R.C. School, Darwen Road, Bromley Cross *Egerton Community Primary School, Cox Green Road, Egerton *Walmsley C.of E. Primary School, Blackburn Road, Egerton *Christ's Church C.of E. Primary School, Stitch-mi-Lane, Harwood *Hardy Mill Primary School, Belmont View, Harwood *Harwood Meadows Primary School, Orchard Gardens, Harwood *St Brendan's R.C. Primary School, Brookfold Lane, Harwood Secondary schools *

Canon Slade School ) , established = ''ante'' 1855 , closed = , type = Academy , trust = The Bishop Fraser Trust , religious_affiliation = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headteacher , head = Mrs ...

, Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw *

Turton School Turton School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in Bromley Cross, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

and Sixth Form, Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross

References

External links

South Turton Area Update
Unparished areas in Greater Manchester Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton West Pennine Moors Areas of Greater Manchester {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub

Electoral wards

Education

See also

References

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