Egerton Village 

Egerton is located in Greater Manchester
Egerton
Egerton
 Egerton shown within Greater Manchester

OS Grid Reference
SD711143

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
Egerton, (pronounced "edgerton"), is a village in the unparished area of South Turton, in the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

Historically in Lancashire, it is situated three miles north of Bolton and 12 miles north west of Manchester city centre within the West Pennine Moors.

The village takes its name from former landowner Sir Thomas Egerton.

It developed in the 1830s when John and Edmund Ashworth set up cotton mills.

The village is a commuter suburb for Bolton, Blackburn and Manchester.

Egerton is located a short distance from Bromley Cross and Tonge Moor, close to Canon Slade School, in Bradshaw and Turton School.

To the west of Egerton is Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest designated for its biological interest.

The site is 8.6 hectares (21 acres) and is important due to its broad-leaved woodland which is among the most important in Greater Manchester.

Egerton was the birthplace of Bolton Wanderers F.C., which started there as Christ Church F.C. in 1874.

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