Bromley Cross
Bromley Cross
Bromley Cross shown within Greater Manchester
OS Grid Reference
SD729131
Metropolitan Borough
Bolton
Metropolitan County
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
Sovereign State
United Kingdom
Post Town
Bolton
Postcode District
BL7
Dialling Code
01204
Police
Greater Manchester
Fire
Greater Manchester
Ambulance
North West
EU Parliament
North West England
UK Parliament
Bolton South East
Bromley Cross is a suburb of the unparished area of
South Turton
in the
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
, Greater Manchester, England.
Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors.
Bromley Cross railway station is on the Ribble Valley Line.
Bromley Cross got its name from an ancient cross, which has long since gone, originally named Kershaw's Cross after a tenant farmer who lived in the neighbourhood whose landlords, Bromley or Bromiley, owned land in Harwood and Bradshaw.
From this family the cross was renamed Bromley Cross.
Bromley Cross is a residential area, but in the 19th century it was part of the township of Bradshaw which in 1898 became part of Turton Urban District.
The village of Bromley Cross grew in the 19th century in association with many factories and bleachworks, which used water power obtained from the Eagley Brook and its tributaries.
In the northern area is the "Last Drop Village", a collection of old farmhouses and farmbuildings which were restored in the 1960s into a pub, restaurant, bistro, craft shops, hotel and conference centre.
In 2002 youth workers discovered young people congregated in abandoned underground World War II air raid tunnels belonging to the Eagley Mills factory. (Underground World of Village Teenagers)
The tunnels have been sealed.
In September 2011 it was noted that the area of Bromley Cross was rated the fifth best place in Britain to raise a family, taking into account the rates of crime, schooling, amenities and affordable homes.
Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors.
Bromley Cross railway station is on the Ribble Valley Line.
Bromley Cross got its name from an ancient cross, which has long since gone, originally named Kershaw's Cross after a tenant farmer who lived in the neighbourhood whose landlords, Bromley or Bromiley, owned land in Harwood and Bradshaw.
From this family the cross was renamed Bromley Cross.
Bromley Cross is a residential area, but in the 19th century it was part of the township of Bradshaw which in 1898 became part of Turton Urban District.
The village of Bromley Cross grew in the 19th century in association with many factories and bleachworks, which used water power obtained from the Eagley Brook and its tributaries.
In the northern area is the "Last Drop Village", a collection of old farmhouses and farmbuildings which were restored in the 1960s into a pub, restaurant, bistro, craft shops, hotel and conference centre.
In 2002 youth workers discovered young people congregated in abandoned underground World War II air raid tunnels belonging to the Eagley Mills factory. (Underground World of Village Teenagers)
The tunnels have been sealed.
In September 2011 it was noted that the area of Bromley Cross was rated the fifth best place in Britain to raise a family, taking into account the rates of crime, schooling, amenities and affordable homes.