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/ref> Ringley is linked by road to Stoneclough by the A667 road which crosses the River Irwell on Ringley road bridge which is a short distance upstream from the 17th century Ringley Old Bridge.
Ringley is connected to Stoneclough across the River Irwell by
St Saviour's Church stands close to the old bridge.
Founded in 1625, the present building dates from 1854 and is a Grade II
Kearsley
Kearsley ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,212. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies northwest of Manchester, southwest of Bury and south of ...
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
, England, on the east bank of the River Irwell. Its Anglican church is St Saviour's./ref> Ringley is linked by road to Stoneclough by the A667 road which crosses the River Irwell on Ringley road bridge which is a short distance upstream from the 17th century Ringley Old Bridge.
Ringley Old Bridge
Ringley is connected to Stoneclough across the River Irwell by Ringley Old Bridge
Ringley Old Bridge is an ancient stone bridge in Kearsley near Bolton, England which crosses the River Irwell, linking Ringley with Stoneclough. It has two large semi-circular arches, and a third smaller arch, for the tow path. It is a Grade II* ...
which dates from the 17th century. Nowadays it is only in use for pedestrians and cyclists.
Very close to the Ringley side of the bridge are the ancient village stocks. The bridge is a Grade II listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
.
St Saviour's Church
St Saviour's Church stands close to the old bridge.
Founded in 1625, the present building dates from 1854 and is a Grade II listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
.
Primary school
St Saviour C.E. Primary School stands close to the church it is named after.Public house
Ringley has just one public house, the Horseshoe, which stands on Fold Road next to the church. The pub's origins go back as far as 300 years. It is owned byBlackburn
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-n ...
's Thwaites Brewery
Thwaites Brewery is a regional brewery founded in 1807 by Daniel Thwaites in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and now located near Mellor in the Ribble Valley. Part of the company's beer business was sold to Marston's in March 2015, and the ...
and has an M26 postcode.
See also
*Listed buildings in Kearsley
Kearsley is a town and an unparished area in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, and it includes the area of Ringley and the village of Prestolee. The town contains 21 listed buildings that are recorded in the Natio ...
References
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub