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Little Hulton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Little Hulton

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Little Hulton history

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The ancient district of Hulton containing three townships was recorded as Helghtun and Hulton in 1235, Hilton in 1278 and 1292. Little Hulton was a village in the ancient Deane parish with a chapel, sometimes called Peel Chapel. The chief manor was held by the Hultons at Hulton Park in Over Hulton.

Coal mining and Cutacre

Little Hulton was extensively mined from the mid-19th century. Its collieries included Madam’s Wood Pits, Brackley, Wharton Hall, Ashton’s Field and Peel Hall. UK Coal was granted planning permission to surface mine 900,000 tonnes of coal and rework the Cutacre spoil tip.

20th century

Before 1949 Little Hulton was a village of around 8,000 people. The land was developed into council housing overspill estates by Worsley Urban District Council to accommodate residents moved there from post-war slum clearance areas. By the end of 1956 over 1,000 families had moved to the estate and by 1962 3,060 houses had been built.

Little Hulton geography / climate

Little Hulton is the most easterly of the Hulton townships. It covers an area of 1,707 acres (691 ha) rising from 200 feet (61 m) to 380 feet (120 m) in the north west. Sandstone was quarried at Peel Quarry and the underlying rocks are the coal measures of the Manchester Coalfield.

You can visit Little Hulton places with Walkfo Little Hulton to hear history at Little Hulton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Little Hulton has 76 places to visit in our interactive Little Hulton 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 Little Hulton, 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 Little Hulton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Little Hulton & the surrounding areas.

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76 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Little Hulton places to visit

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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