Pilsworth is an area in the

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, England. Historically, it was a

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, but in 1894 it was divided between

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, Heywood, and

Unsworth Unsworth is a village and residential area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. The population of Unsworth Ward, as of the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census is 9,492. The village sits approximately north of ...

.'Townships: Pilsworth', ''A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5'' (1911), pp. 169–170. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53021. Retrieved on 30 August 2008. It was formerly home to a retail and leisure complex called Park 66, consisting of a cinema, a ten-pin bowling alley, an

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superstore and a selection of food outlets including

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and Chiquito. Following the closure of the cinema most of the other retail and leisure venues followed suit with only Asda and McDonald's remaining. In June 2016 work started on a multi-million pound re-development. This will see Home Bargains, The Food Warehouse, Costa Coffee and KFC open their doors for trading in 2019. A further 8,790 sq ft of retail space will also be made available in unit sizes from 1,250 sq ft. The work is being carried out by Sladen Estates and Peveril Securities.

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First air compression electricity storage at landfill site.County history with description of Pilsworth in 1911.
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury Areas of Greater Manchester Former civil parishes in Greater Manchester {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub

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