Elton, Greater Manchester

Elton
Whitehead Park, Elton
Elton is located in Greater Manchester
Elton
Elton
Location within Greater Manchester
Population11,464 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD791106
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURY
Postcode districtBL8
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°35′31″N 2°18′54″W / 53.592°N 2.315°W / 53.592; -2.315

Elton is a suburb of Bury, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 11,464.[1] The River Irwell flows through the area via Burrs Country Park, formerly cotton mills,[2] some features of which are still visible.

Elton is a halt on the East Lancashire Railway heritage line.

History

Elton was formerly a township in the parish of Bury and a chapelry,[3] in 1866 Elton became a separate civil parish,[4] on 30 September 1902 the parish was abolished and merged with Ramsbottom, Bury, Ainsworth and Radcliffe, part also went to form Tottington.[5] In 1891 the parish had a population of 12,589.[6]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elton, Greater Manchester.
  1. ^ "Bury Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ^ Fairbairn, William (2014), "COTTON MILLS", Treatise on Mills and Millwork, Cambridge University Press, pp. 469–479, doi:10.1017/cbo9781107256682.022, ISBN 9781107256682
  3. ^ "History of Elton, in Bury and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Elton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Bury Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Population statistics Elton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.


Stub icon

This Greater Manchester location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.