Little Bollington
Little Bollington | |
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![]() The Swan With Two Nicks public house, Little Bollington | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 170 (2011 census) |
OS grid reference | SJ728867 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALTRINCHAM |
Postcode district | WA14 |
Dialling code | 0161 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Little Bollington is a village and former
At the
History
At Fairy Brow in Little Bollington, there is evidence of
Bollington was formerly a township in the parishes of Bowden and Rostherne,[6] in 1866 Bollington became a civil parish,[7] On 1 April 1974 the parish was renamed from "Bollington" to "Little Bollington",[8] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with Agden to form "Little Bollington with Agden".[9]
Demography
At the 2001 census, Little Bollington had a total population of 162. For every 100 females, there were 100 males. The average household size was 2.22. Of those aged 16–74 in Little Bollington, 48.0% had no academic qualifications or one GCSE, similar to the figures for all of the former Borough of Macclesfield (35.6%) and England (45.5%). According to the census, 0% were unemployed and 24.41% were economically inactive. 9.88% of the population were under the age of 16 and 11.73% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of Little Bollington was 47.83. 64.81% of residents described their health as 'good'.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Little Bollington with Agden". Mapit. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Macclesfield Parish Officers Details". Macclesfield Borough Website. Retrieved 14 August 2007. Archived 11 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pat Faulkner (2005). "Fairy Brow: Partial excavation of a bronze age barrow at Little Bollington". South Trafford Archaeological Group. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
- ^ Nevell (1997), pp. 27-29.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Bollington CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Macclesfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Cheshire East Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Little Bollington Parish (13UG020)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
Bibliography
- Nevell, Mike (1997). The Archaeology of Trafford. Trafford Metropolitan Borough with ISBN 1-870695-25-9.
External links
Media related to Little Bollington at Wikimedia Commons