County Borough of Bolton
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| County Borough of Bolton | |
| Motto: Supera Moras (Latin: Overcome delays) [1] | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Municipal borough 1838–1889, County borough 1889–1974 |
| 1911 area | 15,279 acres (61.8 km²)[2] |
| 1971 area | 15,280 acres (61.8 km²)[2] |
| HQ | Bolton Town Hall |
| History | |
| Created | 1838 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Bolton |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1891 population | 146,487 |
| 1971 population | 154,223 |
| Subdivisions | |
| Type | Wards |
| Units | Astley Bridge, Bradford, Church, Darcy Lever-cum-Breightmet, Deane-cum-Lostock, Derby, East, Exchange (abolished before 1931), Great Lever, Halliwell, Heaton, Hulton, North, Rumworth, Smithills, Tonge, West.[3] |
The County Borough of Bolton was a local government district centred on the town of Bolton in the north-west of England. In its history it was alternatively known as Bolton Borough, Bolton Municipal Borough, Bolton County Borough and the County of Bolton.
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[edit] History
In 1838, under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, the townships of Great Bolton and Little Bolton, along with the Haulgh area from Tonge with Haulgh township, were incorporated as a municipal borough, making it the second to be created in England (after Devonport). Further additions were made to the borough, with part of Rumworth in 1872, and part of Halliwell in 1877.[4][5]
In 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888, Bolton was granted County Borough status.[4][5] As part of the terms of any county borough in England, it was decided to be impractical for the then Lancashire County Council to have local authority control over Bolton due to its large size, population and economy, and therefore the district became independent from the administrative county of Lancashire it would otherwise have been part of.
In 1898, the county borough was extended further with additions of the former civil parishes of Breightmet, Darcy Lever, Great Lever, Heaton, Lostock, Middle Hulton, Tonge, the remaining parts of Halliwell (the Smithills area) and Rumworth (renamed as Deane in 1894), plus Astley Bridge Urban District and part of Over Hulton (the Daubhill area).[4][5][6]
In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the County Borough of Bolton was abolished and its territory transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.[4][5]
[edit] Demographics
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| Year | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1939 † | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 |
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[edit] Neighbouring districts
| The former districts which had surrounded the County Borough of Bolton. | ||
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| North-West: Horwich Urban District |
North: Turton Urban District |
North-East: Ainsworth Urban District |
| West: Blackrod Urban District |
Bolton County Borough | East: Little Lever Urban District |
| South-West: Westhoughton Urban District |
South: Tyldesley Urban District |
South-East: Farnworth Municipal Borough |
[edit] See also
[edit] References and Notes
- ^ Civic Heraldry of England and Wales, including Bolton County Borough. URL accessed 9 May 2008.
- ^ a b Vision of Britain - Bolton CB/MB: Area (acres). URL accessed 26 November 2007.
- ^ Booklet: Pauline Tatton, Local population statistics 1801-1986, Bolton Central Library Archives, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, BL1 1SE.
- ^ a b c d Bolton Museums and Archive Service - Bolton County Borough. URL accessed 6 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d Greater Manchester County Record Office - Bolton. URL accessed 6 July 2007.
- ^ Links in a Chain - Bolton 1838-2008. URL accessed 8 May 2008.
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition - Bolton, including population figures for 1891 and 1901. URL accessed 26 November 2007.
- ^ Vision of Britain - Bolton CB/MB: Total Population. URL accessed 26 November 2007.
- ^ National Registration Act, 1939. Rootsweb.com. URL accessed 8 June 2007.
[edit] External links
- Bolton CB/MB: Historical Boundaries, (A vision of Britain through time)
