Longworth was a

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of the

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and

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in the

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, England.

History

The township was recorded as Longeworthe in 1254, Lunggewrthe in 1278 and Longeworth in 1290. The

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suffix ''worth'' denotes an enclosure or enclosed settlement. The manor was held of the lords of Manchester as two

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s of land by families which assumed the local surname. Longworths lived there from the

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until the mid 17th century. Matthew, son of Siward de Longworth, made a grant of land to

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about the beginning of the 13th century. John de Longworth in 1288 successfully asserted his right to 100 acres of moor in Longworth.

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s were entered at the

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s in 1567 and 1613. Christopher Longworth died in 1608, holding land and a water mill. Thomas Longworth and Dorothy his wife made a settlement of the manor of Longworth in 1632. After that the manor was sold, probably to the Lacys who recorded a pedigrees in 1664. No house in the township had more than two hearths in 1666, except Thomas Lacy's, which had seven out of a total of twenty-one. In 1738 Longworth is named in a settlement of the estates of William Hulton of

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. In 1907 the township was purchased by the Bolton Corporation to build the Delph reservoir. There was a quarry and a cotton mill which was demolished by Bolton Corporation when they bought the land.

Governance

Historically, Longworth formed part of the

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, a judicial division of southwest

. It was one of the townships that made up the ancient

. Under provisions of the

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replaced parishes as the main units of local administration in Lancashire. Longworth became one of the eighteen autonomous townships of the parish of

. In 1837, Longworth became one of the townships of the Bolton Poor Law Union, which took over the responsibility for the administration and funding of the

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in that area. As with other townships in Lancashire in 1866, Longworth became a

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. For a short while, Longworth became part of the

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in 1894, however, that short lived rural district was dissolved in 1898. In that year, the civil parish of Longworth was abolished and became part of the Urban District of Turton.

Geography

Longworth was on the south west slope of Turton Moor and the lower land to the south east between the Longworth and Delph Brooks. The area of the township was . There was a hall but there was no village or hamlet within the township boundary and the land was chiefly pasture. A road from Egerton passed near the south west border and the ancient road from Blackburn to Bolton through

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crossed the township.

Demography

References

External links

Boundary Map of Longworth CP/Tn
(Vision of Britain) {{DEFAULTSORT:Longworth, Lancashire History of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton Geography of Blackburn with Darwen West Pennine Moors Former civil parishes in Lancashire