Greenmount is a village in Tottington in the West Pennine Moors, in the northern part of the

Metropolitan Borough of Bury The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is north of Manchester, to the east of Bolton and west of Rochdale. The borough is centred around the town of Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury but also ...

, in

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, England. Historically a part of

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, Greenmount is north of

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, to the northeast of Tottington, and south of Ramsbottom.

History

Greenmount came into existence in 1848 when the Sunday School was built. It was originally spelt Green Mount. Greenmount was, in 1848, on the outskirts of Tottington. People who lived near to the Sunday School included the name of Greenmount in their address and gradually this was extended to the surrounding area and became the village name. The ward boundaries came into existence after the Local Government Act of 1894. They were changed in 1979. B Taylor, A History of Greenmount

Governance

Since 1974, as part of the

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, Greenmount has formed part of the

Geography

The village of Greenmount is north of

. The village has a nonconformist church, Greenmount United Reformed Church.

Kirklees Trail / Former Railway Line

At one time Greenmount village was a stopping point from Bury to Holcombe Brook via a rail line operated by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, this line was closed to passengers in 1968. The old rail line is now the central footpath through a park and nature trail through Kirklees Valley called Kirklees Trail. The footpath also forms part of National Cycle Route 6, connecting Greenmount to Manchester city centre to the south. There is also a lake popular with fishermen, an impressive bridge over the river, a bird sanctuary (Greenmount Wild Bird Sanctuary) and a cricket club all situated along the trail.

Notable people

Brookhouse Farm on Holcombe Road has a blue plaque marking it as the 17th century home of Henry Wood, a Quaker and supporter of

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially ...

who emigrated to

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where he founded the city of Woodbury. The Manchester United teammates and brothers Gary and Phil Neville and their father Neville Neville played cricket at Greenmount Cricket club (in the Bolton Cricket League). TV presenter (and Emmerdale actor) Lisa Riley was born and raised in Tottington. Antony Cotton, star of the soap opera

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, was also born and raised in the village.

References

External links

Greenmount Village Community website
{{authority control Villages in Greater Manchester Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury