Bromley Cross

Bromley Cross
Bromley Cross
 Bromley Cross shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD729131
Metropolitan boroughBolton
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BOLTON
Postcode district BL7
Dialling code 01204
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentBolton North East
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°36′50″N 2°24′40″W / 53.614°N 2.411°W

Bromley Cross is a suburb of the unparished area of South Turton in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.[1] Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors.

Bromley Cross railway station is on the Ribble Valley Line.

Bromley Cross got its name from an ancient cross, which has long since gone, originally named Kershaw's Cross after a tenant farmer who lived in the neighbourhood whose landlords, Bromley or Bromiley, owned land in Harwood and Bradshaw. From this family the cross was renamed Bromley Cross.[2]

Bromley Cross is a residential area, but in the 19th century it was part of the township of Bradshaw which in 1898 became part of Turton Urban District.[1] 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 and its tributaries.[2]

In the northern area 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.[3][4]

In 2002 youth workers discovered young people congregated in abandoned underground World War II air raid tunnels belonging to the Eagley Mills factory. The tunnels have been sealed.[5]

In September 2011 it was noted that the area of Bromley Cross was rated the fifth best place in Britain to raise a family, taking into account the rates of crime, schooling, amenities and affordable homes.[6]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - B. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Billington, W.D. (1982). From Affetside to Yarrow : Bolton place names and their history, Ross Anderson Publications (ISBN 0-86360-003-4).
  3. ↑ Last Drop Village (www.bolton.org.uk). URL accessed April 6, 2007.
  4. ↑ Last Drop Village (www.manchester2002-uk.com). URL accessed April 6, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Underground world of village's teenagers". The Bolton News (Newsquest Media Group). 5 August 2002.
  6. ↑ "Devon village gets top family-friendly rating". BBC News. 26 September 2011.

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