Why visit Edgworth
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 12 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Turton Tower, Peel Monument, Jumbles Country Park and Kirklees Valley Local Nature Reserve.
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About Edgworth
Edgworth is a village in the civil parish of North Turton, in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is between Broadhead Brook on the west (expanded artificially to form the Wayoh Reservoir) and Quarlton Brook in the south east. The ground ranges from 650 feet (200 m) to 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level.
From the Wikipedia article Edgworth (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks6
Turton Tower
Monument and historic site · 1.1 mi
Grade I listed building in North Turton, Lancashire, England, UK
Mar-Oct We-Su 11:00-16:00
Peel Monument
Monument and historic site · 2.3 mi
Commemorative monument
Cheetham Close
Monument and historic site · 1.6 mi
Megalithic site and scheduled ancient monument in North Turton, Lancashire, England, UK
Pilgrims Cross, Holcombe Moor
Monument and historic site · 2.1 mi
Monument marking the site of the ancient Pilgrims Cross on Holcombe Moor
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Kirklees Valley Local Nature Reserve
Park · 3.4 mi
Nature Reserve in Tottington, Greater Manchester, UK
Restaurants and cafes12
Where to stay1
History
Edgworth is of Anglo-Saxon origin, denoting a village in the hills and has had many spellings, from 'Eggwrthe' in 1212, Egewurth in 1221, and in 1277 Eggeswrth and Edgeword and Eggeworth in the year 1292. In the 19th century the preferred spelling was "Edgeworth", although "Edgworth", as used by the Post Office, is now the standard spelling.
The village is especially rich in the number of "Folds" formed in the 17th century. The title usually indicates the enclosure of a farmstead and associated cottages. Isherwood Fold, off Blackburn Road is a good example. Other examples are Horrocks Fold, Thomasson Fold and Brandwood Fold.
In 1795, an Act of Parliament was passed for enclosing Edgworth Moor "in the whole about 400 acres". It covered an area from Wall Leach Fold in the south, roughly following the old Blackburn to Manchester Road to Hob Lane with the western boundary bordering on Hill Top, Neville Fold (Moorside) and Orrells Farms, as far north as Pasture Gate Farm and with the eastern boundary following the high ground past Crowthorn, Wheatsheaf Hill and Hazelclough Farms down to Wickenlow and Hey Head.
Five small hamlets also make up the area of the village – Quarlton, Turton Bottoms at the south-east point, with Entwistle, Round Barn and Whittlestone Head to the west.
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Although the character of Edgworth has always been rural, during the 19th century a number of textile mills were built around the village. Most industry has now left the area and since the 1970s a number of suburban housing developments have expanded the core of the village.
Edgeworth was formerly a township in the parish of Bolton, in 1866 Edgeworth became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1925 the parish was abolished and merged with Turton. In 1921 the parish had a population of 2557.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Barlow family showed great generosity to the village. The industrialist James Barlow (1821–87) funded the new Methodist Church, opened in 1863, and the children's home at Crowthorn. The Edgworth Home, opened in 1872, was the first National Children's Home and closed in 2002.
James Barlow was proprietor of textile manufacturers Barlow & Jones Ltd and was also Mayor of Bolton (1867–69). His son, Sir Thomas Barlow, was physician to Queen Victoria and Edward VII. He was created a baronet in 1902.
The Barlow Institute was built in 1909 and then consisted of a village hall, coffee bar, library and recreation grounds.
The Barlows' family home, Greenthorne, was used as a conference venue during Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Lancashire in September 1931.
From the History section of Edgworth on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Economy
Edgworth is renowned to walkers as it is very picturesque. Two large reservoirs, the Wayoh Reservoir, and the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, are located north-east of the village, and the Jumbles Reservoir is near Turton Bottoms. They supply water to the Bolton area.
The village has many fine pubs/restaurants and Bed and Breakfast establishments.
From the Wikipedia article Edgworth, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Edgworth
- Matt KingsleyEnglish footballer (1875-1960)
- Handel BentleyEnglish footballer (1872-1945)
- Joe Booth(1871-1931)
- Cliff LeemingFootballer (1920-2014)
Born in Edgworth, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship8
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
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Getting there and nearby towns
Manchester Airport (MAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 miles away.
- Ramsbottom 3 mi east, about 5 min by car
- Bolton 5 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Darwen 5 mi northwest, about 7 min by car
- Bury 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Haslingden 5 mi northeast, about 8 min by car
- Rossendale 5 mi northeast, about 9 min by car
- Rawtenstall 6 mi northeast, about 9 min by car
- Little Lever 6 mi south, about 9 min by car
- Radcliffe 7 mi southeast, about 10 min by car
- Farnworth 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
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Photo credits
- Barlow Institute Edgworth Lancashire, Austen Redman, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Turton Tower, Austen Redman at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
- Peel Monument - August 2022 (1), Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Maxentius Church, Bradshaw, Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chetham Arms, Chapeltown, David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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