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Anderton, Lancashire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Anderton, Lancashire

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Anderton, Lancashire history

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Toponymy

The name Anderton is derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Eandred and the Old English word tun. It gives its name to a family who branched out into Clayton-le-Woods, Euxton, Lostock and Birchley Hall.

Early history

Neolithic or Bronze Age stone, with a cup and ring mark dating from between 2000 and 3000 BC, was found near the Lower Rivington Reservoir in 1999, it is on view outside the Anderton Centre. The ‘headless cross’, a well known local landmark from pre conquest days, was discovered in 1853 and 1855. The lower part of the cross was moved to Horwich whilst its corona or crown was used in a building near Chorley.

Manor

The Penwortham fee, a vast barony, included Anderton and was granted to Robert Gresle, Baron of Manchester, in 1212. Over time the manor became the shared property of families named Andon and Cunliffe, being held in moieties. The manor can be traced to 1281 belonging to the Andertons who also claimed a quarter of Rivington.

Industry

British muslins were first manufactured at Anderton in 1764. There were many hand loom weavers in the 19th century. The Balasore handkerchiefs, the jaconet and japanned muslins in the style of India.

Anderton, Lancashire landmarks

There are twelve grade II listed buildings and structures within Anderton that are nationally important and of special interest. The earliest is the Headless Cross, a pre conquest Scheduled Monument located in Grimeford Village at SD 6190 1302. The most recently constructed is a house and outbuildings that was built in 1907.

Anderton, Lancashire geography / climate

More than half of the Lower Rivington Reservoir and all of the Millstone Embankment, part of the water treatment works and adjoining grazing land are within Anderton.

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Best Anderton, Lancashire places to visit

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

Rivington Church Rivington Church is an active Anglican parish church in Lancashire. It is in the Deane deanery, the Bolton archdeanery and Diocese of Manchester. The church has no patron saint and is not named after a saint or martyr.

Duxbury Hall Duxbury Hall was a plain two-storey building faced in millstone grit ashlar. The entrance on the east front was via a Doric portico. In the cellars was evidence of an earlier building, probably a brick-built house.

Rivington Pike Rivington Pike is a hill on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors. The Pike Tower is a prominent local landmark and is located at the summit. The area is popular with hill walkers and for mountain biking.

St Paul’s Church, Adlington St Paul’s Church is in Railway Road, Adlington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Christ Church, Adlington Christ Church is on Church Street, Adlington, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant Anglican church and Grade II listed building.

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