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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stoneclough

  

Stoneclough Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stoneclough

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Stoneclough toponymy

The Stoneclough means stony ravine from the Old English words stan meaning stony and cloh meaning a ravine. The Stone Clough means stony.

You can visit Stoneclough places with Walkfo Stoneclough to hear history at Stoneclough’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stoneclough has 70 places to visit in our interactive Stoneclough 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 Stoneclough, 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 Stoneclough places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stoneclough & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Stoneclough Places Map
70 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Stoneclough places to visit

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

Leverhulme Park Leverhulme Park is the largest park in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It was donated to the people of Bolton by the late Lord Lord Leverhulmes. The park is now home to a community centre, an athletics stadium and five-a-side football pitches.

Nob End Nob End is the site of a former waste tip near Little Lever and Kearsley, in Greater Manchester. It is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve.

Moses Gate Country Park Moses Gate Country Park, part of which is also known as Crompton Lodges, is a 750 acre (300 hectare) site situated at Moses Gate in the Croal and Irwell Valleys. It is a Local Nature Reserve.

Kearsley Mill Kearsley Mill is a 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m), late period cotton mill located in the small village of Prestolee, Greater Manchester. A near complete example of Edwardian mill architecture, the building functions as headquarters for a number of businesses.

Ladyshore Colliery Ladyshore Colliery, originally named Back o’ th Barn, was situated on the Irwell Valley fault on the Manchester Coalfield in Little Lever, Lancashire. Founded by Thomas Fletcher Senior, the colliery opened in the 1830s and mined several types of coal.

Lever Bank Bleach Works Lever Bank Bleach Works was a Bleach Works at Ladyshore, near Little Lever, Bolton. The works was owned by Thomas Ridgway & Sons. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair would appear to be a direct descendant of this family.

Municipal Borough of Farnworth Municipal Borough of Farnworth was an unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester. A local board of health had been established for Farnworth in 1863, which was reconstituted as an urban district in 1899 and granted a charter of incorporation in 1939.

Raikes Park Greyhound Stadium Raikes Park Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Bolton, Greater Manchester in north-west England. It is not to be confused with the Westhoughton Greyhound Track, which was another greyhound track in nearby West Houghton.

Walkden South Walkden South is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South.

Walkden North Walkden North is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South.

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