Coordinates: 53°38′26″N 2°29′43″W / 53.640505°N 2.495238°W
| Belmont | |
 Belmont
Belmont shown within Lancashire |
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| OS grid reference | SD673161 |
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| Parish | North Turton |
| Unitary authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOLTON |
| Postcode district | BL7 |
| Dialling code | 01204 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Rossendale and Darwen |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Belmont is a village in Lancashire, England. It is close to Winter Hill between the towns of Bolton and Darwen. It has around 500 inhabitants and lies within the civil parish of North Turton in the unitary authority area of Blackburn with Darwen.
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History
Before 1804 Belmont was known as Hordern[1] and was part of the upper part of the township of Sharples in the parish of Bolton le Moors.[2][3] The township contained cotton-mills, a large dye works owned by Thomas Rycroft that had a landmark chimney (which has been demolished), and a printworks; there was a paper works at Spring Side in Folds.
Following a factory fire several years ago a housing estate was developed with houses designed to look traditional.
The parish church of St Peter was built at the end of 1849 and consecrated on April 1, 1850. It was built in a neo-gothic style from local stone on the site of an ancient farm.
Geography
Belmont is a linear settlement in moorland in the West Pennine Moors, built along the old Bolton to Preston road, the A675. It lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Bolton in a valley between Anglezarke Moor and Turton Moor. There is a minor road to Rivington to the west.
The Winter Hill transmitting station stands on Winter Hill about a third of a mile (0.5 km) southwest of the village.
Belmont Reservoir, built by Bolton Waterworks in the 19th century, occupies the valley to the north of the village, and is home to Bolton Sailing Club.[4] The smaller Ward's Reservoir, built in the early 19th century to supply water to Rycroft Works[5] and known locally as the Blue Lagoon, was drained in 2010.[6]
Services
- Primary school
- Church
- Two public houses
- Post office/newsagent's
- Restaurant/Bar
References
- ^ Belmont at its best on wonderful winter walk, Ron Freethy, Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 11th March 2008
- ^ Greater Manchester Gazetteer, Greater Manchester County Record Office, Places names - S, http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzs.htm, retrieved 11 March 2008
- ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911), "Sharples", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5 (British History Online): pp. 260–262, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53040, retrieved 20 November 2010
- ^ "Information About Belmont Reservoir", Waterscape, http://www.waterscape.com/canals-and-rivers/belmont-reservoir, retrieved January 5, 2010
- ^ (pdf) Winter Hill Scrapbook, Dave Lane, p. 26, http://www.daveweb.co.uk/whvol2.pdf, retrieved 30 January 2011
- ^ Plug is pulled on the Blue lagoon, The Bolton News, http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/8187878.Plug_is_pulled_on_Blue_Lagoon/, retrieved 30 January 2011
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