Egerton, Greater Manchester

Egerton, , is a village in the unparished area of South Turton, in the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is situated three miles north of Bolton and 12 miles north west of Manchester city centre within the West Pennine Moors. Egerton was originally part of the Turton Township in the Parish of Bolton-le-Moors and consisted of a small, remote, farming community known as Walmsley. The name "Egerton" appears to be derived from a local farm. The village developed in the 1830s when John and Edmund Ashworth set up cotton mills. The village is a commuter suburb for Bolton, Blackburn and Manchester. Egerton is located a short distance from Bromley Cross and Tonge Moor, close to Canon Slade School, in Bradshaw and Turton School. Parts of Egerton were designated a conservation area by the local council in 1981 to protect the character of the village. The conservation area contains a wide variety of buildings dating from the early 19th Century to the present day. It contains two Grade II Listed Buildings, and comprises frontages to the Blackburn Road and a number of side streets, Egerton Cricket Ground, Egerton Park, the grounds of Egerton House and Christ Church.

Egerton, , is a village in the unparished area of South Turton, in the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is situated three miles north of Bolton and 12 miles north west of Manchester city centre within the West Pennine Moors. Egerton was originally part of the Turton Township in the Parish of Bolton-le-Moors and consisted of a small, remote, farming community known as Walmsley. The name "Egerton" appears to be derived from a local farm. The village developed in the 1830s when John and Edmund Ashworth set up cotton mills. The village is a commuter suburb for Bolton, Blackburn and Manchester. Egerton is located a short distance from Bromley Cross and Tonge Moor, close to Canon Slade School, in Bradshaw and Turton School. Parts of Egerton were designated a conservation area by the local council in 1981 to protect the character of the village. The conservation area contains a wide variety of buildings dating from the early 19th Century to the present day. It contains two Grade II Listed Buildings, and comprises frontages to the Blackburn Road and a number of side streets, Egerton Cricket Ground, Egerton Park, the grounds of Egerton House and Christ Church.