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Pennington, Greater Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pennington, Greater Manchester

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Pennington, Greater Manchester history

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Toponymy

Pennington derives either from the Old English meaning “a farmstead or small holding paying a penny rent” or a “settlement associated with a man named Pinna” Pennington has been variously recorded as Pininton in 1246, Pynynton in 1360, Penynton in 1305, Pyngton in 1351 and 1442 .

Manor

Historically Pennington comprised one manor surrounded by a small settlement . Land in Pennington was gifted to Cockersand Abbey by Margery de Pennington in the early 13th century . Adam Pennington who took his name from the township was Lord of the manor .

Industrial revolution

Pennington was dominated by the textile industry which developed from handloom weaving which had developed as a cottage industry . After 1800 the township of Pennington had been dominated by textile industry .

Pennington, Greater Manchester geography / climate

The township of Pennington covered an area of 1,482 acres, much of it below 75 feet above mean sea level. The highest point is a little over 100 feet in the south-west near Aspull Common. The geology consists of the pebble beds of the bunter series of the new red sandstone.

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Best Pennington, Greater Manchester places to visit

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

Parsonage Colliery Parsonage Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Lancashire Coalfield . It was sunk between 1913 and 1920 by the Wigan Coal and Iron Company . For many years its shafts to the Arley mine were the deepest in the country .

Mather Lane Mill Mather Lane Mills was a complex of cotton mills built by the Bridgewater Canal in Bedford, Leigh in Lancashire . The No 2 mill and its former warehouse are grade II listed buildings .

Pennington Flash Country Park Pennington Flash Country Park is a 200-hectare (490-acre) country park located between Lowton and Leigh in Greater Manchester .

Howe Bridge Colliery Howe Bridge Colliery was part of Fletcher, Burrows and Company’s collieries at Howe Bridge in Atherton, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire .

Leigh Spinners Leigh Spinners or Leigh Mill is a Grade II* listed double cotton spinning mill in Bedford, Leigh, Greater Manchester . The mill was built in the 1930s .

Damhouse Damhouse or Astley Hall is a Grade II* Listed building in Astley, Greater Manchester. It has served as a manor house, sanatorium and sanatorium. Since restoration in 2000, it houses offices, a clinic, nursery and tearooms.

St Stephen’s Church, Astley St Stephen’s Church is an active Anglican church in Astley, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1968 and part of Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford and diocese of Manchester.

Higher Folds Higher Folds is 10 miles from Manchester in the unparished area of Leigh, in the Wigan district. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 2,770. Shaun Keaveny grew up in the town and grew up there.

Tyldesley Top Chapel Top Chapel was built in 1789 on a site of 1,300 square yards at the top of Tyldesley Banks opposite the Square. The site and building materials were all provided by Thomas Johnson. It was properly known as “The Lady Huntingdon Chapel” but became known as Top Chapel because of its position.

Tyldesley Urban District Tyldesley cum Shakerley Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in Lancashire, England.

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