Lostock, Bolton
Lostock | ||
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Metropolitan county | ||
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Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | BOLTON | |
Postcode district | BL6 | |
Dialling code | 01204 | |
Police | Greater Manchester | |
Fire | Greater Manchester | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Lostock is a residential district of
After a railway station was built to serve the area in 1852, the area around the station – some 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Lostock Hall – became known as Lostock Junction. This name is still in use,[2] although the station's name has changed to Lostock.
History
The name derives from
In the
During World War II, De Havilland aircraft propellers were produced at Lostock.[7]
Local government
Lostock was a
Lostock is part of the Heaton and Lostock
Geography
Lostock was a hamlet covering 1,364 acres of land 4½ miles west of Bolton.[5][14] Chew Moor in the southwest was the principal settlement of the township, it was a cluster of cottages housing the landless labourers and tenant farmers.[15]
Demography
Township population
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Sources: Vision of Britain - Lostock Tn/CP: Total Population. |
Ward population
In 1898, Lostock became part of the
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Source: Pauline Tatton, Local population statistics 1801–1986, Bolton Central Library.[16] |
In 1974, Lostock became part of the Deane-cum-Heaton Ward of the
Transport
Lostock is located north of junctions 5 and 6 of the M61 motorway. The main roads which run through Lostock are the A58 (Beaumont Road), the A673 (Chorley New Road), and the A6027 (De Havilland Way).
Education
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Lostock_Parish_Centre.jpg/220px-Lostock_Parish_Centre.jpg)
Lostock Playschool, established in 1977, is situated in the Lostock Parish Centre which opened in 1992 on Tempest Road.[21] Lostock Primary School is situated on Glengarth Drive. Built in 1974, the school has a maximum of 210 pupils.[22]
Bolton Wanderers Free School is a sixth form centre that opened at the Macron Stadium in September 2014.[23]
Sport
Chew Moor is home to football clubs Tempest United and CMB Sports Club. The youth teams of Ladybridge F.C. moved to the Rumworth area in 2003.
Lostock Tennis Club, Regent Road, Lostock. Newly-augmented, environmentally friendly floodlights (2022) make this tennis and table tennis club one of the best appointed in Bolton, and even the North West. There are four men's teams and five mixed teams which play in the Bolton Sport's Federation's (BSF) summer tennis leagues. A women's team plays in the Walkden Tennis league. Many active players take part in the BSF's winter league. In addition there is a great deal of activity around Youth tennis and coaching, with mixed teams taking part on the BSF's league.
See also
References
- ^ The AA Route Planner. URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Lostock Junction". GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Photos and information about Lostock. URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ a b Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911), "Lostock", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5, British History Online, pp. 295–299, retrieved 30 November 2010
- ^ a b c Lewis, Samuel (1848), "Lostock", A Topographical Dictionary of England, British History Online, pp. 175–179, retrieved 30 November 2010
- ^ Historic England. "Former gatehouse to Lostock Hall (demolished) with cottage range to rear, Bolton (1388054)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- ^ The Bolton News, http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/9873867.Factory_took_flight_to_help_win_the_war/
- ^ Bolton Workhouse Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ Relationships / unit history of Lostock Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine (Vision of Britain). URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ A vision of Bolton Rural District (Vision of Britain). URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ Bolton County Borough Archived 2008-05-29 at the Wayback Machine (boltonmuseums.org.uk). URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Bolton Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Heaton and Lostock Ward (PDF)[permanent dead link]. URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ Lostock Township Map, genuki.org, retrieved 30 November 2010
- ^ Lostock Township Boundaries, GenUKI, retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Full reference: Pauline Tatton, Local population statistics 1801–1986, Bolton Central Library Archives, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, BL1 1SE.
- 2001 Census) Deane-Cum-Heaton (Ward). URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ The Borough of Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 Archived 2005-11-27 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ Park & Ride - Lostock rail station Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ Lostock and Chew Moor - Railways. URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ http://www.lostockplayschool.co.uk http://www.lostockplayschool.co.uk
- ^ Lostock Primary School. URL accessed 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers Free School - Pursue a Career in Sport or Business". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
External links
- Welcome to the villages of Lostock & Chew Moor
- Lostock Residents Group
- Photos and information about Lostock
- British History Online: Lostock
- GENUKI: Lostock genealogy information
- GENUKI: Lostock Township Boundaries Map (407 A)