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Farnworth (other)
Farnworth is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It may also refer to: People * Farnworth (surname), a surname of English origin Places * Farnworth, Cheshire, an area of Widnes, Cheshire, England Other uses * Farnworth & Bold railway station, a former railway station in Farnworth, Widnes, Cheshire * Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency), a former constituency in Lancashire, later in Greater Manchester * Farnworth Grammar School, a former school in Farnworth in Greater Manchester * Farnworth railway station, a railway station serving Farnworth in Greater Manchester * Municipal Borough of Farnworth, the former local authority for the town of Farnworth, now in Greater Manchester * SS Farnworth, the original name used for a steamship between 1917 and 1924 See also * Farnsworth (other) Farnsworth may refer to: Places *Farnsworth, Indiana, a ghost town *Farnsworth, Texas, an unincorporated community in the Texas Panhandle * Farnsworth Peak, a mountain located west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnworth
Farnworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southeast of Bolton, 4.3 miles south-west of Bury (7 km), and northwest of Manchester. Historically in Lancashire, Farnworth lies on the River Irwell and River Croal. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 26,939. History Toponymy Farnworth derives from the Old English ''fearn'', fern and ''worth'' an enclosure. Farnworth was recorded as Farneworth and Farnewrth in 1278 and 1279 and Ffornword in a land survey of 1282. Middle Ages Farnworth was originally a hamlet in Barton. In the 13th century it was held by the Lords of Barton and Manchester. By 1320 Adam Lever, Richard Hulton and Richard Redford held the manor as tenants. Later the manor was acquired by the Hultons of Over Hulton. In 1666 there were 91 hearths in Farnworth liable to pay tax. The commons were enclosed in 1798. There was a watermill on the River Croal. Industrial Revolution The town expanded rapidly in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnworth (surname)
Farnworth is a surname of English origin. It is of connected origin to the surname Farnsworth, but has been dated back further than that of the latter. The oldest known record for the name appeared in Lancashire in 1185 in modern-day Farnworth, known then as Farnworth with Kearsley. The first chief for the Farnworth family clan, was a nobleman named Leinsig de Farnworth who came from Germany and was granted land by King Henry II of England. The word Farnworth is a combination of two words; the old-English word fearn (which refers to ferns such as bracken) and worth (meaning a settlement). The full meaning of the surname is described as ''settlers from a place where ferns are abundant''. As of the British Census of 1881, Retrieved 25 January 2014 its occurrence was high in Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire and Northumberland. In all other British counties, its frequency was --and still is--very low. People *John Farnworth (born 1988), English football freestyler * Judith Farnworth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnworth, Cheshire
Farnworth is part of the town of Widnes which is in the Borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire and historic county of Lancashire, England. A village between Prescot and Penketh, its name is now that of an electoral ward in the Borough of Halton with a population in 2004 of 6,300. History The name Farnworth derives from the Anglo-Saxon word ''fearn'' or fern and ''weorthig'', meaning farm or estate, and it therefore means "fern-farm". The village was established on higher ground to the north of the River Mersey and was for many years an isolated community. The earliest documentary evidence relating to the village is a charter dated 1352 when Henry, Duke of Lancaster established a halmote court for the manor of Widnes. The origins of the village are unknown. A chapel had been founded in the village about 1180 which was dedicated to St Wilfrid. At this time the village was part of the parish of Prescot. A grammar school was established in the village in 1507 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnworth & Bold Railway Station
Farnworth & Bold railway station served the Farnworth area of Widnes Widnes ( ) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 census had a population of 61,464. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form th ..., England. The station was on the southern section of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway. History The station first appeared in public timetables in 1852 as plain Farnworth. Its name was changed to Farnworth & Bold on 2 January 1890. The station was closed to passengers on 18 June 1951, when passenger trains were withdrawn between Widnes and St Helens. It closed completely on 1 June 1964. The line through the station closed in 1981 and was subsequently lifted. The trackbed through the station and the station itself have been buried under the A557. Services In 1922 nine "Down" (northbound) tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnworth (UK Parliament Constituency)
Farnworth was a county constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. Boundaries From 1885 to 1918 the Farnworth area had been included in the Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth constituency. The Farnworth constituency included Farnworth, Moses Gate, Kearsley, Stoneclough, Little Lever, Little Hulton, Walkden, and Roe Green. The constituency disappeared in the 1983 redistribution; Farnworth itself and the surrounding wards within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton were placed in the new Bolton South East constituency where it has remained since, while Walkden, Worsley and surroundings in the City of Salford became part of the new Worsley Worsley () is a village in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, which in 2014 had a population of 10,090. It lies along Worsley Brook, west of Manchester. Within the boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnworth Grammar School
Farnworth Grammar School was a grammar school founded in 1715 at Farnworth, Lancashire. The school was first established at Moses Gate and educated boys. It relocated to Bolton Road in 1922 and became coeducational at the same time. It closed in 1982. Former pupils *Alan Ball, Jr. footballer *Ian Ramsey, Anglican bishop *Laurence Robertson MP *Kenneth Wolstenholme Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar (17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best remembered for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final; in the closing minu ..., commentator Notes Defunct grammar schools in England 1715 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 1715 People educated at Farnworth Grammar School Educational institutions disestablished in 1982 Defunct schools in Lancashire Farnworth {{Lancashire-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnworth Railway Station
Farnworth railway station serves the town of Farnworth, in the Greater Manchester, England. The station underwent several name changes before the present name was adopted in 1974. It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line north of Manchester Victoria, though only local services run by Northern Trains call here. The station received a minor upgrade in 2009, with the addition of automated electronic information display systems and automated announcements audio system similar to the system at Lostock station. A more substantial rebuild, involving platform realignment, was undertaken in 2015-2016 as part of works to electrify the Manchester-Preston line. The station has a ticket office, which is staffed from 06:30 to 13:00 on weekdays only (closed Saturdays and Sundays). Outside of these times, tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel. Step-free access to both platforms is via ramps from the station entrance. History The station was first opened by the Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Borough Of Farnworth
The Municipal Borough of Farnworth was a local government district centred on the town of Farnworth in the Administrative counties of England, administrative county of Lancashire, England. A local board of health had been established for Farnworth in 1863, which was reconstituted as an Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district in 1899, before being granted a royal charter, charter of incorporation to become a municipal borough in 1939. Following abolition of the local authority in 1974, Farnworth became an unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester. History Lying within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire since the early 12th century, Farnworth constituted a Township (England), township in the civil parish, civil and ecclesiastical parish of Deane, Greater Manchester, Deane. In 1837, Farnworth became part of the Bolton Poor Law Union which took responsibility for funding the Poor Law in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Farnworth
''Empire Conveyor'' was a shelter deck cargo ship that was built in 1917 as ''Farnworth'' by Richardson, Duck and Company, Thornaby-on-Tees, England. After a sale in 1924 she was renamed ''Illinois''. In 1926, she was sold to France, and in 1934 to Greece and was renamed ''Mount Pentelikon''. In 1939, she was sold to Germany and was renamed ''Gloria''. At the outbreak of the Second World War she was in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She tried to return to Germany but was captured by the Royal Navy, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Conveyor''. She served until 20 June 1940 when she was torpedoed and sunk by off Barra Head. Description The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at , . The ship had nine corrugated furnaces with a combined grate area of heating her three single-ended 180 lbf/in2 boilers, which had a combined heating surface of . The boilers fed a 440 NHP triple expansion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
