Location
5 miles West of Bury,9 North of Wigan, Bolton can be found in the North-West of England. It is located approximately 17 miles north west of Manchester City Centre.
History
Bolton Grew during the Industrial Revolution and was one of Lancashire's main Mill Towns. Bolton has a Saxon heritage. Smithills was built on the site of Saxon Palace. The present Parish Church is the third on this site. the first church was Saxon. The town was important during the Civil War as a parliamentary stronghold. There was a Massacre in 1644 and the seventh Earl of Derby was executed in Churchgate on October 15th 1651. This last event is commemorated annually on the nearest Saturday outside ye olde Man & Scythe Inn by a street play. Hall i'th' Wood is a famous building worth visiting with its civil war and industrial revolution history. Many of its old mills and chimneys have gone but it still attracts visitors to modern and old attractions.