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Shakerley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shakerley

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Shakerley history

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Toponymy

Shakerley is derived from the Old English sceacere and leah meaning the robbers woodland glade or clearing. Hindsford Brook, once the Goderic Brook, was named after a Saxon saint. The ending “ley” denotes the area was once cleared of forest.

Early history

An ancient Roman road from Mamucium to Coccium (Manchester to Wigan) passed through the hamlet of Shakerley. The Shakerleys left the Old Hall in about 1520 and the family migrated to Cheshire. In 1646 the Royalist was ordered to pay a fine and sequestration of his lands for support of King Charles I.

Industry

An armed dispute between the Shakerleys and the Tyldesleys over the digging of “seacole” was recorded in 1429. In 1748 Shakerley was the most populous and industrialised part of the township of Tyldesley. The pits became part of Manchester Collieries in 1934.

Break up of the estate

Tyldesley Urban District Council acquired Shakerley Common in addition to land for housing. Over the next thirty years most of the estate was developed for council housing.

Shakerley geography / climate

The Hindsford Brook flowing north to south is the ancient boundary between Shakerley and Atherton. The area between these brooks is mostly flat and the underlying rocks are the coal measures of the Manchester Coalfield.

You can visit Shakerley places with Walkfo Shakerley to hear history at Shakerley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Shakerley has 71 places to visit in our interactive Shakerley map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Shakerley, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Shakerley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Shakerley & the surrounding areas.

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71 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Shakerley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Shakerley

  

Best Shakerley places to visit

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Shakerley has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Shakerley’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Shakerley’s information audio spots:

Howe Bridge Colliery Howe Bridge Colliery was part of Fletcher, Burrows and Company’s collieries at Howe Bridge in Atherton, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire .

Royal Bolton Hospital The Royal Bolton Hospital is an acute general hospital in Farnworth, Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital is in the centre of Farnworth in Greater Manchester and Farnworth.

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Ellenbrook St Mary the Virgin’s Church or Ellenbrook Chapel is an active Anglican church in Ellenbrook, Worsley, Greater Manchester. The church was granted Grade II listed status in 1966. It is in the Eccles deanery, archdeaconry of Salford and diocese of Manchester.

Boothstown and Ellenbrook (ward) The ward was created in 2004 following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 9,532.

New Manchester New Manchester or The City was an isolated mining community on the Manchester Coalfield. It lies west of a boundary stone at Ellenbrook which marks the ancient boundary of the Hundreds of Salford and West Derby. The Roman road from Manchester to Wigan and the Tyldesley Loopline passed south of the village.

St John’s Church, Mosley Common St John’s Church is an active church built in 1886. It is part of Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, diocese of Manchester.

Garrett Hall Garrett Hall or The Garrett is a former manor house in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester. The hall was designated a grade II listed building in 1987.

Great Boys Colliery Great Boys Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield in the second half of the 19th century. It was sunk on Great Boys farm, which in 1778 was described as a “messuage with eight Cheshire acres of land” The offices and lamproom for the pit occupied the building that is now the Colliers Arms public house, on Sale Lane.

Little Hulton (ward) Little Hulton (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South.

St Paul’s Church, Peel St Paul’s is an active Anglican parish church in Little Hulton, Greater Manchester. It is part of the Diocese of Manchester and is a Grade II listed building.

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