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Darcy Lever Railway Station
Darcy Lever railway station served the Darcy Lever area of eastern Bolton between 1848 and 1951. History The station opened on 20 November 1848. It was on the Bury– section of the Liverpool & Bury Railway, which opened on the same day. To the east of the station, the valley of the River Tonge is crossed by Darcy Lever viaduct, which is high. It has eight spans supported by stone piers: two spans are long, and six are long. Each consists of six lattice girders: two , which also form the parapets, flanking four which are deep. This viaduct, together with a shorter one of similar construction on the same line (over the River Croal at Burnden) was claimed by the ''Bolton Chronicle'' (18 November 1848) to be "the first of their kind in England". The station closed on 29 October 1951. See also * List of lattice girder bridges in the United Kingdom This list is intended to help identify a particular early form of lattice girder bridge which was popular with bridge engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darcy Lever
Darcy Lever is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the area lies on the B6209 (Radcliffe Road), between Bolton and Little Lever. Its history dates to the time of William the Conqueror when it was part of the Salford Hundred given to Roger of Poitou for his participation in the Norman conquest of England. History Toponymy Lever was recorded as Parua Lefre in 1212, from the Latin, parva meaning little and laefre, which is derived from the Old English meaning 'place where the rushes grow'. The name was recorded in several ways, whilst the spellings differ the pronunciation was similar to 'lever' – Lethre 1221; Leuere 1278; Leuir 1282; Leuer 1291 and Leyver 1550. Initially, Lever was the name for the hamlets comprising the manor of Lever. In 1509 it became Darcye Lever, the distinguishing affix coming from possession by the D'Arcy family. Manor ''NOTE : Until 1509 the area called Darcy Lever today was pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
