Visit Unsworth Places

Welcome to Visit Unsworth Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Unsworth

  

Unsworth Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Unsworth

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Unsworth history

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Unsworth is part of the historic county of Lancashire and was in Salford Hundred subdivision. After Norman conquest in 1066, Unsworth was part of Pilkington estate before passing into the hands of the Earls of Derby in the 15th century. During the Industrial Revolution farming, cotton mills, print-works and bleach-grounds provided employment for its inhabitants.

Unsworth culture & places

Thomas Unsworth supposedly owned the house when a dragon ravaged the area. He mortally wounded the dragon by firing his dagger from a musket. The origin of the story may be related to the estate granted to a member of the family, possibly Thomas, for unknown military service.

Unsworth toponymy

The name of Unsworth means “enclosure of somebody named Hund”, or “place of the hounds” Edward I granted hunting rights to the Pilkington family over Unsworth in 1291. The name was first recorded as Hundeswrth, then as Undesworth in 1322.

Unsworth landmarks

Unsworth Pole War Memorial was given Grade II listed building status in 2017. Unsworth Hall is a 19th century Georgian mansion that now forms the clubhouse of Bury Golf Club. Proposals to close the library in 2010 met with opposition.

Unsworth geography / climate

Unsworth lies on high ground between two brooks running north to Whittle Brook and the River Roch. The village and surrounding area were urbanised in the 1960s. Transformation began in the 1950s with the construction of Sunny Bank Road.

Hollins Vale

Hollins Vale is a local nature reserve to the north of the village, it became Bury’s third such reserve in 2003. It is home to many species of wildlife such as linnet, reed bunting, snipe and grey partridge. Hollins Plantation is a historic woodland containing bluebells, lesser celandines, wood speedwells, wood anemones, and violets.

You can visit Unsworth places with Walkfo Unsworth to hear history at Unsworth’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Unsworth has 65 places to visit in our interactive Unsworth 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 Unsworth, 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 Unsworth places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Unsworth & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 65 audio facts unique to Unsworth places in an interactive Unsworth map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Unsworth Places Map
65 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Unsworth historic spots	Unsworth tourist destinations	Unsworth plaques	Unsworth geographic features
Walkfo Unsworth tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Unsworth

  

Best Unsworth places to visit

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

Rhodes, Greater Manchester Rhodes is a suburb of Middleton, in the Rochdale district of Greater Manchester. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 2917.

Redvales Redvales is a residential district to the south of Bury town centre in Greater Manchester. The population of the Bury Ward at the 2011 census was 11,483.

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