Bromley Cross is a residential area of
South Turton in the
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton ( ) is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, named after its largest town, Bolton, but covering a larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley,
Westhoughton, and part of ...
,
Greater Manchester
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, England.
It gives its name to a larger
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...
, which includes
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 through ...
,
Egerton, and
Cox Green.
Historically
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part of
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, Bromley Cross lies on the southern edge of the
West Pennine Moors
The West Pennine Moors is an area of the Pennines covering approximately of moorland and Reservoir (water), reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The West Pennine Moors are separa ...
.
Bromley Cross railway station is on the
Ribble Valley Line
The Ribble Valley line is a railway line that runs from through , in Lancashire, to in North Yorkshire. Regular passenger services normally run as far as , but occasional passenger services run the whole line through north Lancashire to Hell ...
.
In the 16th century, Arthur Bromley of
Turton married Isabell Orrell, the granddaughter of the
Lord of the manor
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of Turton. It is from this family the place derives its name. It is supposed that there may once have been an ancient cross in the locality, although no physical evidence of it has been found.
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
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 ...
.
[ 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
Eagley Brook (also known during the formative part of its course as Belmont Brook) is a small river of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in England.
Rising at the confluence of several smaller streams at Old Man's Hill in the West Pennine Moors, ...
and its tributaries.[Billington, W.D. (1982). ''From Affetside to Yarrow : Bolton place names and their history'', Ross Anderson Publications ().]
In 2002, youth workers discovered young people congregated in abandoned underground World War II air raid tunnels belonging to Eagley Mills Eagley Mills is a complex of former cotton mills in Eagley, Bolton, England. The complex is adjacent to a model village originally built for the millworkers. The surviving mill buildings have since been converted to residential use.
Textile mills ...
. The tunnels have since been sealed.
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.[Last Drop Village (www.bolton.org.uk)]
URL accessed April 6, 2007.[. URL accessed April 6, 2007.]
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.
Education
The Bromley Cross area has one secondary school, 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. , 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.
Notable residents
Numerous notable people live, or have lived, in the Bromley Cross area. These include:
* Sam Allardyce
Samuel Allardyce (born 19 October 1954) is an English football manager and former professional player. Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent mostly in the Football League, as well as brief spells in the North ...
, football manager
* Garry Flitcroft
Garry William Flitcroft (born 6 November 1972) is an English football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.
Between 1991 and 2006, Flitcroft spent four seasons in the Premier League with Manchester City, winning the ...
, football player and property developer
See also
*Listed buildings in South Turton
South Turton is an civil parish, unparished area in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, and includes the settlements of Bradshaw, Greater Manchester, Bradshaw, Bromley Cross, Harwood, Greater Manchester, Harwood, Dun ...
References
External links
Photos and information about Bromley Cross
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
West Pennine Moors
Areas of Greater Manchester
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