Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
The
Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a
metropolitan borough of
Greater Manchester,
England. It has a population of 264,800.
The borough of Bolton covers
Bolton, as well as nearby towns such as
Kearsley,
Farnworth,
Horwich,
Blackrod,
Little Lever and
Westhoughton together with a number of villages around the
West Pennine Moors.
The current borough was formed on
April 1,
1974, by the merger of the old
county borough of Bolton, the municipal borough of
Farnworth, the urban districts of
Blackrod,
Horwich,
Kearsley,
Little Lever, and
Westhoughton, as well as the southern part of
Turton urban district, specifically the villages of Bradshaw, Bromley Cross, Dunscar, Egerton and Harwood.
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Blackrod#
Horwich (Town)#
Westhoughton (Town)
Showing former status (prior to 1974)
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Bolton (County Borough)#
Farnworth (Municipal Borough)#
Kearsley (Urban District)#
Little Lever (Urban District)#
Turton (Urban District) (part)
