South Turton

Human settlement in England

Bolton

Greater Manchester

Region

North West

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Bolton North East

List of places: UK; England; Greater Manchester

53°36′22″N 2°24′00″W / 53.606°N 2.400°W / 53.606; -2.400

South Turton is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. There is no settlement or administrative area of South Turton; instead the name is a modern coinage to describe the area transferred to Bolton in 1974 from the former Turton Urban District in Lancashire. The area forms part of the built up area of Bolton,^[1] with the main suburbs within the area being Bradshaw and Bromley Cross. South Turton lies on the southern slopes of the West Pennine Moors, and had a population of 25,067 in 2007.^[2]

Turton Urban District was abolished in 1974 and was divided between the Bolton district of Greater Manchester and the Blackburn district of Lancashire. The northern part of Turton, including the village itself (now generally known as Chapeltown), became a civil parish called North Turton. In contrast, no parish was created for the part of the former urban district transferred to Bolton. As well as Bradshaw and Bromley Cross, South Turton includes Eagley, Egerton and Harwood.^[3]

Between 2000 and 2008, Bolton council ran a South Turton Area Forum as a committee for local issues to be discussed. The South Turton Area Forum was abolished in 2008 being split into separate forums for each electoral ward, with the council having decided the forums needed to be more relevant to local communities.^[4]

Electoral wards

South Turton has two electoral wards – Bromley Cross and Bradshaw. Each ward has three councillors who represent the area on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.^[2]

Education

Primary schools

St Maxentius C. of E. Primary School, New Heys Way, Bradshaw
Eagley Infant School, Stonesteads Drive, Bromley Cross
Eagley Junior School, Chapeltown Road, Bromley Cross
St John the Evangelist R.C. School, Darwen Road, Bromley Cross
Egerton Community Primary School, Cox Green Road, Egerton
Walmsley C.of E. Primary School, Blackburn Road, Egerton
Christ's Church C. of E. Primary School, Stitch-mi-Lane, Harwood
Hardy Mill Primary School, Belmont View, Harwood
Harwood Meadows Primary School, Orchard Gardens, Harwood
St Brendan's R.C. Primary School, Brookfold Lane, Harwood

Secondary schools

Canon Slade School, Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw
Turton School and Sixth Form, Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross

References

^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "South Turton Area Update" (PDF). Bolton Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "South Turton". Bolton Council. Archived from the original on 3 June 2000. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "South Turton Area Forum minutes, 26 March 2008". Bolton Council. Retrieved 5 September 2023.