Egerton, Greater Manchester

infobox UK place
latitude= 53.625
longitude= -2.437
official_name= Egerton
population=
os_grid_reference= SD711143
metropolitan_borough= Bolton
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
region= North West England
country= England
post_town= BOLTON
postcode_area= BL
postcode_district= BL7
dial_code= 01204
constituency_westminster= Bolton North East Egerton is a small village of the unparished area of South Turton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is situated three miles north of Bolton and 12 miles north west of Manchester City Centre. The village takes its name from the former landlord of the area, Sir Thomas Egerton, Baronet. It was developed in the 1830s when John and Edmund Ashworth set up their cotton mills.Philip Ashworth the son of Edmund and Charlotte Ashworth, of Egerton Hall, Bolton, died 17 January 1871, aged 26 years. Buried in the English Cemetery in Malaga, SpainToday the village is mainly a commuter suburb for the towns of Bolton and Blackburn and the city of Manchester.Egerton is a mostly middle class village, located a small distance from Bromley Cross and Tongue Moor, both places having highly reputable schools such as Canon Slade CofE School, a Church of England school located in Bradshaw Brow, and Turton Media Arts College, a large school based next to Chapeltown road.

To the west of Egerton is Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest designated for its biological interest. The site is 8.6 hectares (21.2 acres) and is important due to its broad-leaved woodland which is among the most important in Greater Manchester. [cite web | title=Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood citation sheet | work=Natural England | accessdate=2007-07-02 | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001568.pdf]

References

It is pronounced edgerton not eggerton

External links

* [http://www.egertonfc.co.uk Egerton FC - Local Amateur Football Club]
* [http://www.bolton.org.uk/egerton.html Photos and information about Egerton]
* [http://www.egertonvillage.co.uk Egerton Village Online]
* [http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/Egerton-Bolton%20Met%20Borough%20Council?open&body=villagebody&root=villagebody Egerton (UK Villages)]