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Crowborough, Cllr. Ronald G Reed signed 25th Anniversary celebratory Town Twinning documents in Crowborough Town Hall on Tuesday 10 March 2015 and in Horwich Public Hall on Thursday 19 March 2015, to re-new the twinning agreement. Horwich Cycle Club members travelled down to Crowborough on Friday 15 May 2015 and cycled with members of Wealden Cycle Club over that weekend as part of the celebrations.
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cotton industry was prominent as at least a secondary occupation in many households, weaving became a widespread occupation, and industries like bleaching, dying and paper making grew from the use of water power with the towns preindustrial plentiful access to flowing water. The town continued this path until the arrival of the railway workshops in the 19th century.
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close at the end of the year. Protest marches and spirited trade union resistance failed to alter the decision and at 1 pm on Friday, 23 December 1983 Horwich Works closed after 97 years. The town went through a period of high unemployment afterward, The freehold of the railway works site was transferred from British Rail to Bolton Council in the mid-1990s.
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Horwich Works was built on 142 hectares of land bought for £36,000. The first workshop, Rivington House opened in February 1887. It is 106.7 metres long by 16.8 metres wide. The long brick built workshops had full-height arched windows and were separated by tram and rail tracks. Work to construct the
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Several of the town's sporting organisations have origins in the sport and social clubs of Horwich Locomotive Works. Horwich RMI Harriers and Athletic Club founded in 1924, is based at Middlebrook and participates in road, fell and cross country races, track and field athletics. Horwich Cycling Club
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stores closer to the town centre. The Horwich indoor market building was closed and demolished in 2009, but the traditional town centre has many small, specialist shops and businesses, including a greengrocers, butchers, florist and gift shops. Free parking is available across the town and there is
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In 1881 the population of 3,761 lived in 900 houses and had remained stable for fifty years, the arrival of the railway works and other industries including W.T. Taylor's cotton mill resulted in a considerable change to Horwich leading to a rapid increase in population, creating a boom in population
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charter. It was signed by the Mayors of Horwich and Crowborough at a ceremony in the Public Hall, Horwich on 22 March 1990 and the Town Hall, Crowborough on 27 March 1990. On the 25th anniversary of the Town Twinning, in March 2015, the Mayor of Horwich, Cllr. Richard E W Silvester and the Mayor of
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Production changed and the last steam locomotive built at Horwich Works left on 27 November 1957, after which the works produced shunting diesel trains until 28 December 1962. It was reduced to repairing engines and maintaining railway wagons. On 18 February 1983 BREL announced that the works would
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land ownership had shifted from Church to the crown and was then sold to new owners, who transformed the town into an agricultural economy, and forests were cleared. Many of the farms from the period still existed until the housing boom of the 19th and 20th centuries, like many Lancashire towns the
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Our Lady's school was built in 1886 on Chorley New Road and Holy Family Primary School on Victoria Road in 1894. Holy Family was the first Lancashire County Council school to be granted aided status under the 1944 Education Act. The schools merged on the Victoria Road site as St. Mary's RC Primary
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At the 2001 UK census, Horwich had a population of 19,312 of which 9,370 were male and 9,942 were female. The 2001 population density is lower than Bolton at 12.5 people per hectare compared to 18.7 in Bolton. At the 2011 UK census, Horwich's population increased to 20,067 of which 9,777 were male
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who had arrived from across Britain and Ireland, still used in the 21st century. Many new streets near Horwich Locomotive Works were named after famous engineers of the time. Local government in Horwich meets and is administered from a typical Victorian-style building which became known as Horwich
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Lee Lane Congregational Church, founded in 1754, closed in 2005 and was converted into a flats. It was originally built in 1856 on the site of an earlier build known as Horwich Lee Chapel built in 1774 on the site of an earlier house, also owned by Thomas Willoughby and was used for meetings from
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has been a legacy affecting former workers and their families with asbestos dust also being carried in clothing. The redevelopment of the site required it to be cleared of contaminants before building commenced. Part of the site is planned for demolition for the creation of a link road in 2019,
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services 516 (Evening and Sunday services only), 517 and 518 which all between Horwich and Leigh via Westhoughton and Atherton. Service 576, which operates from Bolton to Wigan via the Middlebrook and Blackrod areas in Horwich also runs in the evenings.
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Ridgways provided land for the early 19th century Club Houses, a grid pattern development of streets of stone built cottages south of Church Street. Some had basements for hand loom weaving. In 1851 the occupants were crofters, stovers and bleachers.
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was suppressed and it was not until 1886 when Father Hampson opened St Mary's Roman Catholic Church on Chorley New Road that the local Catholic population had a formal place of worship. The presbytery there was built by Father McGrath in 1906.
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and tile works. In 1896 the Montcliffe Colliery was owned by Adam Mason and Son and managed by Joseph Crankshaw and Joseph Kenwright. It employed 26 men underground and seven surface workers getting coal and fireclay from the Mountain
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bombers in a mission using the Rivington reservoirs as landmarks to navigate at low level flying over the water then rooftops of Lever Park to find its target. The raid went off course due to low clouds. The company was taken over by
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residential accommodation with the benefit of access to the motorway and other transport links. The economic area is centered around the Middlebrook area, this is planned to expand with new industrial areas being built toward
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Coming with this increased population was a need for more houses, schools, and retail and service industries to provide for this new population. Large areas of former farmland was built on with the creation of vast numbers of
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Many of Horwich's traditional industries, Horwich Works and W.T. Taylor's cotton mill closed in the late 20th century. Regeneration was led by the construction of the Toughsheet Community Stadium for Bolton Wanderers at
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Horwich is covered by two electoral Wards of the Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, the Horwich South and Blackrod, and Horwich North Wards. Each Ward elects three councillors to the Metropolitan Borough Council.
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was founded in 1934 as the Horwich Wheelers. It is involved in the organisation of the Horwich Carnival Road Races, held in the town centre. Horwich RMI Cricket Club was founded in 1892. The club plays in the
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With the closure of Horwich Locomotive Works and other heavy industries, the town went through a period of hardship until the development of the Middlebrook Retail Park and the arrival in the town of
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of eagles, herons and goshawks, in honey, millstones, and iron mines, in charcoal-burning, and the like issues, 60 shillings; of which the vesture in oaks, elms and wholly covered with such, 160
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and the prominent role in the local history of the family. Richard Pilkington, a leading non-conformist and owner of Horwich Manor, and his family feature in the town's history from the post
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adjacent to the University of Bolton Stadium where there is a Park and Ride facility with trains to Bolton, Manchester and Preston. Blackrod station is nearer the town centre. The original
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three-bay, 463.3 metres long, 36 metres wide, erecting shop began in March 1885. Inside it were 20 overhead cranes. By November 1886 the first locomotives arrived at the works for repair.
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Until the late 18th century, Horwich was a small rural community. In 1774, it had a population of 305, comprising 156 females and 149 males. After 1780 the population increased as the
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Public Hall, a gift to the town by Peter Martin of The Street, Rivington in 1879 and still in use. The post-war years saw a boom in the builds of Council Houses.
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to the industrial revolution being benefactors and founders of a number of places of worship. Another William Pilkington (1765–1831) became a physician and
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were notable in the town's history, prior to the Ridgways. The town coat of arms incorporates the Pilkington Cross, in recognition of the founder of the
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until 685, 'Smithills walled round to keep them at bay'. Around this time early Saxon Kings used the forest for the chase, while staying at the ancient
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The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company built the Railway Mechanics Institute in 1888. It became the Technical College but has been demolished.
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Mamecestre: being chapters from the early recorded history of the barony; the lordship or manor; the vill, borough, or town, of Manchester, Vol. 53
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brought changes to the town but remained constant until 1885 when the locomotive works were built more than trebling the population in ten years.
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Horwich extends to 3,230 acres (13.1 km) and measures 3 miles (4.8 km) from north to south and 2 miles (3.2 km) west to east. The
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have set up offices close the University of Bolton stadium. Watson Steel Structures founded in 1933 and BAe's successor company,
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which was originally the Rivington & Blackrod Grammar School on a site in Rivington close to the boundary with Horwich, or
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Horwich Vale Printworks, founded in 1799 by the River Douglas, printed cloth using machines and handblocks. On the slopes of
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near Bolton town centre in 1997. Indoor facilities for sports training and major racket sports tournaments are provided at
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flowing in a south westerly direction forms part of its northern boundary. The landscape to the north is dominated by
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In the period of the railway works from spring 1884 to 1983 Horwich changed drastically. The site first opened as the
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Constituency. Its Member of Parliament is Chris Green who won the parliamentary seat at the 2015 General Election.
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In 1598 a number of men were presented at the court leet for tithing and in 1621 the court leet recorded "paid for
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to passenger traffic on 27 September 1965, goods traffic continued until 1966, the line was fully closed in 1967.
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for carrying off deer in Horwich Chase which was described in 1322 as being within "a circuit of sixteen
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RECORDS & TRADITIONS OF Deane Church, Village, and Parish, IN LANCASHIRE, A.D. 597 to 1904 VOL. I.
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on Chorley New Road. The oldest school building is the old Horwich Parish School which was built as a
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and 10,290 were female. The 2011 census recorded a total of 9,013 households, of which were 1,979
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recovered the chapel for the established church. The chapel was replaced in 1782 and rebuilt as
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The first Horwich built locomotive, Number 1008, left the works in 1887 and is preserved at the
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had been practised from 1810. Primitive Methodists had a chapel on Horwich Moor and where a
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Horwich Works continued to build and repair locomotives for the LMS until the company was
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In the 1770s brothers, John and Joseph Ridgway, land agents to the Blundells, moved their
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and it was he who decided punishments. Trespassers in the forest were brought before the
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over "Horewich". The local enforcement of Forest Law was through a Bailiff who served the
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Horwich was within the county boundaries of Lancashire from the 12th century and was a
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A proposal to demolish the works and build 1,700 homes and a school was submitted to
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Horwich is situated close to the motorway network with access at junction 6 of the
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Ancient records are of Horwich Forest being overrun with wolves in the time of
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and Second World War, the works played a part in the war effort manufacturing
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Barker, Theo; Harrison, B. (2006). "Pilkington family (per. c.1825–1925)".
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has a paper manufacturing plant close to the University of Bolton Stadium.
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Frequent buses operate between Horwich and Bolton. The 575 is operated by
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Bolton to Preston road passes through the town which is accessed by the
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and took joint responsibility for the administration and funding of the
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Asbestos used to insulate steam engines and railway carriages linked to
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in early 2010. The initial phase of the development commenced in 2019.
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in St Helens. It is this branch that links Horwich to the founders of
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in Greater Manchester and was removed from the county of Lancashire.
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that came from Horwich after the man who made an escape forth of ye
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Horwich Urban District was abolished in 1974 and its area became a
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was granted and assigned on 6 December 1974 by the Earl Marshal.
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The Independent Methodist chapel in Lee Lane was built in 1867,
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The manor became the property of the Andertons of Lostock Hall,
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when Henry VIII seized all the church lands and then sold them.
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is the local newspaper including other regional newspapers,
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Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside
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and as with all other towns and villages across the country
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in 1995. The development which stretches into neighbouring
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has been led by out of town developments, particularly at
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between 1086 and 1100. In 1277 Robert Gresle, Baron of
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Parliamentary constituencies and Members of Parliament
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Horwich secondary school students years attend either
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Suburban localities in Horwich include Wallsuches and
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Local news and television programmes are provided by
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were built by W. & W. Bennett and Peter Gaskell.
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North and East Lancashire's Mining Industry in 1896
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Toughsheet Community Stadium from Crooked Edge Hill
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It is 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of 8: 4909:List of civil parishes in Greater Manchester 4247:Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1911). 3536:Neighbourhood Statistics Horwich CP (Parish) 2864:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2706:. Lytham: City of London College. p. 42 2535: 2533: 1794:. (b) A vision of Britain through time. (c) 1491: 864:Horwich Works 18-inch gauge 0-4-0 locomotive 785:streets of Victorian and Edwardian types of 461:passing close to the south and west. At the 3655:"Area: UK Census 2001: Horwich CP (Parish)" 3512:, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, archived from 2961:, Bolton Council, p. 6, archived from 769:by 1891 to 12,850 people, Horwich became a 4431: 4417: 4409: 4388:www.horwichheritage.co.uk Horwich Heritage 3084:, British History Online, pp. 559–562 1490: 1186: 1172: 1164: 801:built a factory that supplied aircraft to 27: 4403:Horwich: Its History, Legends, and Church 4359:. St Michael's on Wyre: Wyre Publishing. 4295:Horwich: Its History, Legends, and Church 1065:, giving Horwich the status of a town, a 999:in the historic ecclesiastical parish of 488:, which, since 1997 has been the base of 4478:Greater Manchester Statutory City Region 3321:, Newsquest Media Group, 20 January 2010 3171: 3169: 3167: 3165: 2080: 1195:Neighbouring towns, villages and places. 1057:On 9 January 1974 Horwich was granted a 991:The coat of arms of Horwich Town Council 4011: 4009: 3559:Bolton Ward Profiles Horwich North East 3039:, projects.exeter.ac.uk, archived from 3021: 2861:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2854:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2837: 2763: 2736: 2724: 2474: 634:By the 16th century, subsequent to the 559:making use of the forests for hunting. 449:and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of 445:, 5.8 miles (9.3 km) northwest of 313: 295: 251: 219: 195: 111: 95: 34: 4278: 4268: 4143:, Horwich Cycling Club, archived from 3796:, Horwich Town Council, archived from 3689:, Watson Steel Company, archived from 3181:, Horwich Town Council, archived from 3071: 3069: 1901:, with Arriva services terminating in 1878:. The nearest railway stations are at 913:in 1922 becoming a constituent of the 465:, Horwich had a population of 20,067. 453:. It lies at the southern edge of the 5052:Manchester and Salford Junction Canal 5032:Manchester and Salford Junction Canal 4473:Greater Manchester Combined Authority 3952: 3778: 3629:Local population statistics 1801–1986 3614: 3301: 3289: 3202: 3101: 3082:A Topographical Dictionary of England 2940: 2915: 2825: 2813: 2801: 2751: 2684: 1988:Greatest Hits Radio Bolton & Bury 279: 267: 255: 241: 229: 209: 177: 159: 141: 7: 5257:Civil parishes in Greater Manchester 3718:, Newsquest Media Group, 2 July 2009 3060: 1874:Public transport is co-ordinated by 1857:stores on the outskirts of town and 1838:operates from the Middlebrook area. 1203: 1153:in Greater Manchester and is one of 915:London, Midland and Scottish Railway 567:at what is now Scholes Bank. By the 4393:www.bolton.org.uk Photos of Horwich 2628:, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2625:A Dictionary of British Place-Names 1947:is 50 minutes by direct train from 1147:Site of Special Scientific Interest 963:, M61 and Horwich Railway Station. 5047:Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal 5037:Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal 3631:. Bolton Central Library Archives. 2991:, Spinning the Web, archived from 2211:Rivington and Blackrod High School 2049:Rivington and Blackrod High School 909:The L&YR amalgamated with the 694:James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham 690:Rivington and Blackrod High School 650:for stealing certain lynen cloth 8 512:The name Horwich derives from the 14: 5123:Greater Manchester County Council 4529:Metropolitan Borough of Stockport 4383:Bolton Museum Archive Photographs 4065:"Lee Chapel, Horwich Independent" 4018:St Mary, Horwich – Roman Catholic 3246:Newton Abbot: David and Charles ( 1996:Capital Manchester and Lancashire 1042:of Lancashire in 1894. Under the 5214:Transport for Greater Manchester 4539:Metropolitan Borough of Trafford 4534:Metropolitan Borough of Tameside 4524:Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale 3644:. URL accessed 29 November 2007. 3565:, Bolton Council, archived from 3539:, Office for National Statistics 3410:Timan, Joseph (30 August 2019). 3384:McIntyre, Alex (18 April 2018). 3244:The Railway in Town and Country, 2448: 2352:members splitting away from the 2163:St Catherine's CE Primary School 2133:Horwich Parish CE Primary School 1876:Transport for Greater Manchester 1288: 1271: 1263: 1242: 938:British Rail Engineering Limited 911:London and North Western Railway 870:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 523:, meaning the place at the grey 389: 59: 52: 36: 5134:Population of major settlements 4231:. Manchester University Press. 4040:"Horwich Unitarian Free Church" 2330:11th Baron Willoughby of Parham 2101:Chorley New Road Primary School 1949:Horwich Parkway railway station 732:. In 1798 the firm installed a 492:football club, who play at the 60: 4519:Metropolitan Borough of Oldham 4509:Metropolitan Borough of Bolton 4311:. Manchester: Chetham society. 3659:Office for National Statistics 3595:Office for National Statistics 3332:Vesty, Helena (4 April 2019). 2602:Office for National Statistics 1052:Metropolitan Borough of Bolton 968:Bolton Wanderers Football Club 856:Rivington House, Horwich Works 431:Metropolitan Borough of Bolton 1: 4544:Metropolitan Borough of Wigan 3217:Horwich Locomotive Works, LYR 3145:"Bombers Over Rivington 1942" 3115:"Horwich Official Town Guide" 2955:Bolton Mills Action Framework 1472:, 160 other flats (including 1289: 1243: 1157:. The site is managed by the 799:de Havilland Aircraft Company 549:Ecgfrid, ruler of Northumbria 5057:Mersey and Irwell Navigation 4514:Metropolitan Borough of Bury 3731:Horwich Parkway rail station 3642:Horwich UD: Total Population 3143:Lacey, Paul (11 July 2019). 2885:UK public library membership 2489:Greater Manchester Gazetteer 2388:Toughsheet Community Stadium 1909:provide service 125 between 1824:small and medium enterprises 1272: 1264: 527:and in 1221 was recorded as 494:University of Bolton Stadium 5252:Towns in Greater Manchester 4483:Mayor of Greater Manchester 4297:. Wigan: "Observer" Office. 3862:"North West Radio Stations" 3358:Abbit, Beth (8 July 2018). 3076:Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1848), 2668:Farrer & Brownbill 1911 2464:Listed buildings in Horwich 2418:In March 1990, Horwich and 2178:St Mary's RC Primary School 2084:List of schools in Horwich 838:visited the town in 1940. 531:. The name was recorded as 98:OS grid reference 25:Human settlement in England 5288: 5164:Grade II* listed buildings 4213:. Retrieved 29 March 2007. 4193:, Horwich RMI Cricket Club 3461:. Retrieved 29 March 2007. 2437:List of people from Bolton 2434: 2367:church was built in 1890. 2354:Rivington Unitarian Chapel 2334:Bishop Gastrell of Chester 2234:St Joseph's RC High School 2148:Lord Street Primary School 2060:St Joseph's RC High School 2037: 1498: 845: 119:177 mi (285 km) 15: 4458:Greater Manchester Portal 4454: 3472:"Red Moss citation sheet" 3272:London: Macmillan Press ( 2783:. Manchester City Council 2456:Greater Manchester portal 2410:which it joined in 1934. 2356:as its doctrine changed. 2083: 2040:List of schools in Bolton 1974:Local radio stations are 1789: 1523:—     1448: 1393: 1338: 1220:Lower Rivington Reservoir 1201: 1044:Local Government Act 1972 1022:in that area and built a 936:. In 1970 it was renamed 811:variable pitch propellers 809:the factory manufactured 324: 292: 252: 144:Metropolitan borough 47: 35: 5272:Railway towns in England 5159:Grade I listed buildings 5022:Hulme Locks Branch Canal 4190:Horwich RMI Cricket Club 4170:, Horwich Carnival Races 3994:British Listed Buildings 3970:British Listed Buildings 3761:, Subterranea Britannica 2697:Boardman, James (1904). 1796:Neighbourhood Statistics 162:Metropolitan county 18:Horwich (disambiguation) 4211:Horwich's Town Twinning 3734:, GMPTE, archived from 3364:Manchester Evening News 3220:, Engineering Timelines 2890:(subscription required) 2640:(subscription required) 2400:2002 Commonwealth Games 2118:Claypool Primary School 2020:Manchester Evening News 1888:Horwich railway station 1084:Horwich is part of the 961:Middlebrook Retail Park 904:occupational inequality 885:National Railway Museum 595:with a yearly value in 468:Horwich emerged in the 5067:Stockport Branch Canal 5027:Islington Branch Canal 4492:Metropolitan districts 4255:British History Online 4227:Ashmore, Owen (1982). 4167:Horwich Carnival Races 4120:, Horwich RMI Harriers 3242:Simmons, Jack, (1986) 3124:. Horwich Town Council 2870:10.1093/ref:odnb/38700 2380: 1923:Diamond Bus North West 1101: 1036:Horwich Urban District 992: 865: 857: 803:Cobham's Flying Circus 773:in this period of the 232:Postcode district 5042:Manchester Ship Canal 4466:Statutory City Region 4398:The Parish of Horwich 4318:Winter Hill Scrapbook 3178:Industry and Commerce 2408:Bolton Cricket League 2384:Bolton Wanderers F.C. 2378: 2342:Commissioners' Church 2278:existed dedicated to 1907:Stagecoach Lancashire 1495:in Horwich since 1801 1486:Industrial Revolution 1099: 1050:of the newly created 1040:administrative county 1032:Local board of health 990: 863: 855: 775:Industrial Revolution 712:Industrial Revolution 664:11th Baron Willoughby 587:prosecuted Martin de 478:Industrial Revolution 42:Horwich Parish Church 5224:Manchester Metrolink 4567:Ashton-in-Makerfield 4355:Smith, M.D. (1999). 4336:Smith, M.D. (1988). 4140:Horwich Cycling Club 4117:Horwich RMI Harriers 3935:, St Joseph's School 3883:"Horwich Advertiser" 3459:Horwich Coat of Arms 2622:Mills, A.D. (2003), 2516:Horwich Township Map 2254:Work-based learning 1976:BBC Radio Manchester 1468:, 971 purpose-built 1462:semi-detached houses 1155:21 SSSIs in the area 1137:Lancashire Coalfield 1079:Horwich Town Council 783:brick terraced house 496:, having moved from 212:Sovereign state 16:For other uses, see 5174:Scheduled monuments 4555:(cities in italics) 4316:Lane, Dave (2008). 3441:, workhouses.org.uk 2574:Revealing Histories 2338:Holy Trinity Church 2328:, who later become 2320:, a soldier of the 2026:North West Enquirer 1496: 557:Ælla_of_Northumbria 555:, records exist of 363: /  5262:West Pennine Moors 5219:Manchester Airport 5204:Places of interest 4707:Ince-in-Makerfield 4632:Chorlton-cum-Hardy 4499:City of Manchester 4447:Greater Manchester 4357:More About Horwich 4250:Townships: Horwich 3488:on 13 October 2006 2390:having moved from 2381: 2056:Technology College 2010:Horwich Advertiser 1945:Manchester Airport 1890:was closed in the 1836:Matra BAe Dynamics 1493:Population changes 1125:West Pennine Moors 1102: 1005:Hundred of Salford 993: 926:Transport Act 1947 917:, (LMS) in 1923. 866: 858: 677:in 1715 after the 482:urban regeneration 455:West Pennine Moors 435:Greater Manchester 344:Greater Manchester 319:www.horwich.gov.uk 298:UK Parliament 275:Greater Manchester 263:Greater Manchester 244:Dialling code 170:Greater Manchester 75:Greater Manchester 5234: 5233: 5062:Peak Forest Canal 5012:Bridgewater Canal 4572:Ashton-under-Lyne 4553:Major settlements 4441:Ceremonial county 4405:by Thomas Hampson 4327:978-1-4092-2068-8 4238:978-0-7190-0820-7 3955:, pp. 44–46. 3627:Tatton, Pauline. 3043:on 13 August 2011 2995:on 3 October 2006 2883:(Subscription or 2318:Thomas Willoughby 2300:English Civil War 2288:Church of England 2263: 2262: 2250:Alliance Learning 2193:Lever Park School 1984:Smooth North West 1899:Arriva North West 1802: 1801: 1785: 1784: 1689: 1688: 1593: 1592: 1480:Population change 1453: 1452: 1328: 1327: 1323: 1322: 828:British Aerospace 826:and subsequently 686:Pilkington family 679:Battle of Preston 613:Lord of the Manor 382: 381: 5279: 5017:Fletcher's Canal 4449: 4443: 4433: 4426: 4419: 4410: 4370: 4351: 4331: 4312: 4298: 4286: 4280: 4276: 4274: 4266: 4264: 4262: 4242: 4214: 4208: 4202: 4201: 4200: 4198: 4185: 4179: 4178: 4177: 4175: 4162: 4156: 4155: 4154: 4152: 4147:on 14 April 2010 4135: 4129: 4128: 4127: 4125: 4112: 4106: 4105: 4104: 4102: 4096: 4086: 4080: 4079: 4077: 4075: 4061: 4055: 4054: 4052: 4050: 4044:National Archive 4036: 4030: 4029: 4028: 4026: 4013: 4004: 4003: 4002: 4000: 3986: 3980: 3979: 3978: 3976: 3962: 3956: 3950: 3944: 3943: 3942: 3940: 3927: 3921: 3920: 3919: 3917: 3912:on 10 March 2009 3900: 3894: 3893: 3891: 3889: 3879: 3873: 3872: 3870: 3868: 3858: 3852: 3851: 3849: 3847: 3837: 3831: 3830: 3828: 3826: 3815: 3809: 3808: 3807: 3805: 3788: 3782: 3776: 3770: 3769: 3768: 3766: 3753: 3747: 3746: 3745: 3743: 3726: 3720: 3719: 3708: 3702: 3701: 3700: 3698: 3693:on 15 March 2012 3681: 3675: 3674: 3672: 3670: 3661:. 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Horwich (disambiguation)

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