Elton is a suburb of Bury, in the county of

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, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 11,464. 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 Locks. The Irwell marks the bound ...

flows through the area via Burrs Country Park, formerly cotton mills, some features of which are still visible.

Elton High School The Elton High School is a mixed secondary school located on Walshaw Road to the north-west of Bury town centre in Greater Manchester, England. The Elton High School was recognised as "Good" school with "Outstanding" features by Ofsted followi ...

is named after the ward and is situated in the Western portion of the suburb. Elton is a halt on the

East Lancashire Railway The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street, , Summerseat and Ramsbott ...

heritage line.

History

Elton was formerly a

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in the parish of Bury and a

chapelry A chapelry was a subdivision of an ecclesiastical parish in England and parts of Lowland Scotland up to the mid 19th century. Status A chapelry had a similar status to a Township (England), township, but was so named as it had a chapel of ease ...

, in 1866 Elton became a separate

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, on 30 September 1902 the parish was abolished and merged with

Ramsbottom Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872. Historically in Lancashire, it lies on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, north-west of Bur ...

, Bury, Ainsworth and Radcliffe, part also went to form Tottington. In 1891 the parish had a population of 12,589.

References

Areas of Greater Manchester Former civil parishes in Greater Manchester Bury, Greater Manchester {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub