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

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Little Lever history

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Toponymy

Lever is derived from the Old English laefre, which means place where the rushes grow. The township was recorded as Parua Lefre in 1212, from the Latin, parva meaning little.

Manor

In 1212, the village was assessed as four oxgangs of land and was held in moieties. In 1227 Adam de Radcliffe was called upon by Robert Grelley, the Baron of Manchester to perform suit every two weeks at his court of Manchester regarding the village of Little Lever. In the time of Henry II, a parcel of land within the manor, consisting of one moiety was rented to Alexander son of Uvieth for a ½ mark and a hawk (12d)

Industry

Records show there were fulling-mills in Little Lever before 1559. In the 1800s the coal mining industry was spread throughout the area including Kearsley, Outwood, Radcliffe and Little Lever. The manufacture of terracotta in the North of England was pioneered by Colonel John Fletcher at his Ladyshore Terracotta Works.

Little Lever geography / climate

Little Lever was a hamlet bounded on three sides by the River Irwell, the River Croal and Blackbrook. In 1901 it covered 808 acres (3.27 km) including 37 of inland waterway. In the 2001 Census it was listed as having 1,188 acres (481 hectares)

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66 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Little Lever places to visit

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

Seven Acres Country Park, Bolton Seven Acres Country Park is a country park and Local Nature Reserve in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It lies between the areas of Tonge and Breightmet, and is dissected by Bradshaw Brook. The park is more than 300 years old and is depicted on maps dating back to 1764.

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 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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