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
Prestolee is a small village in Kearsley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell and is one of a cluster of villages between Bolton and Kearsley, which includes Stoneclough and Rin ...
. The town contains 21
listed buildings that are recorded in the
National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The
Manchester and Bolton Railway was built through the area, and two railway bridges are listed. Also passing through the area are the
Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal
The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built to link Bolton and Bury with Manchester. The canal, when fully opened, was long. It was accessed via a junction with the River Irwell in Salfo ...
, which is now disused, and the
River Irwell
The River Irwell ( ) is a tributary of the River Mersey in north west England. It rises at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, approximately north of Bacup and flows southwards for to meet the Mersey near Irlam. The Irwell marks the boundary be ...
; listed buildings associated with these are bridges, an
aqueduct, and milestones. The other listed buildings include a set of
stocks
Stocks are feet restraining devices that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation. The use of stocks is seen as early as Ancient Greece, where they are described as being in use in Solon's law code. The law describing ...
, a house later used as a social club, two churches, a tower remaining from a demolished church, and a former spinning mill.
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Lists of listed buildings in Greater Manchester
Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton