Tottington, Greater Manchester
Tottington | ||
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Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | BURY | |
Postcode district | BL8 | |
Dialling code | 01204 | |
Police | Greater Manchester | |
Fire | Greater Manchester | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Tottington is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, England, on the edge of the West Pennine Moors.[2]
History
There is no mention of Tottington in the
Tottington was part of the larger Royal Manor of Tottington, which comprised the northern part of the parish of Bury and was originally part of the De Montbegon Barony (Roger de Montbegon was present at the signing of the
Little expansion occurred until the
The rapid expansion of the local population in the early 19th century, and the abundance of
In those days a large fair used to be held yearly in Tottington, about the end of August, when the street from Turton Road down to the Parish Church, as far down as the present Town Hall, was lined with stalls selling nuts and brandysnaps, etc. The ground about the Robin Hood Hotel served as the cheapjacks' stand, and also for the shooting gallery, while the field on the left of Harwood Road was the place where the trading in cattle, horses and pigs was done. 'Hobby' horses were in full swing behind the Printers' Arms, and a large swing boat caused merriment, the plumber's and confectioner's shops were not built then. Tottington had many more public houses than to-day, and the constable, John Wilkinson, had a very busy time. The old dungeon was often in use.
Ralph Rooney b. 23 March 1862
In 1882 the
During the
Since the War Tottington has expanded with the Moorside area residential development being built in the early 1970s and new property built on the site of many of the former mills such as Spring Mill and Kirklees Mill.
Governance
By the 18th century what remained of Tottington Manor was divided into Lower End and Higher End.[4] Lower End contained the village of Tottington, the hamlets of Woolfold, Bolholt and Walshaw in the south; Affetside and Hawkshaw in the west; Greenmount, Holcombe Brook, Redisher, Hazelhurst and Holcombe in the centre, and Brooksbottom, Nuttall, Nuttall Lane and Ramsbottom (with Tanners and Carr to its west) in the north-east, with the River Irwell forming the eastern boundary.[25] Higher End consisted the lands and settlements that now make up most of Rossendale borough.[26]
The old township boundaries were removed by the Local Government Act 1894. Tottington Higher End was divided between Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall and Haslingden. Lower End was split to form Ramsbottom and Tottington Urban District Councils. The urban district was divided into four wards – Central, North, East and West – each returning three members to the council. In 1933 two acres of the urban district were added to the County Borough of Bury.[27] Since 1974, as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, the urban district has been part of Bury Metropolitan Borough.[5] One of the last actions of the UDC was the creation of Old Kay's Park, named after John Kay, the park was created as a bulwark against further development encircling the community.[6] The metropolitan council partially resurrected Tottington Lower End when it created the township forum of Tottington, North Manor and Ramsbottom, which covers much the same area.[28] The UDC territory broadly correlates with the Tottington ward of Bury Council and returns three Councillors. Following an October 2015 by-election, the Councillors representing the ward are:[29]]
- Yvonne Wright (Independent)
- Ian Gartside (Con)
- Luis McBrair (Con)
As of 2015, Ian Gartside is the leader of the opposition on Bury Council.[30]
Tottington is part of the Bury North parliamentary constituency, which has been represented by James Daly (Conservative)since the 2019 general election. The constituency was previously represented by James Frith (Labour 2017–2019), David Nuttall (Conservative, 2010–2017), David Chaytor (Labour, 1997–2010) and Alistair Burt (Conservative 1983–1997).
Geography and geology
Tottington's physical geography is characterised by its position at the edge of the West Pennine Moors and the Rossendale Valley. Directly north-west, Affetside Moor rises to a height of more than 900 ft above sea level and further north Top of Quarlton and Holcombe Moor dominate the skyline. From elevated parts of the town Scout Moor, Harden Moor and Knowl Hill are visible to the east. The villages of Affetside, Greenmount and Hawkshaw are north of the town, with Walshaw to the south west. Until the post-war period Tottington was a ribbon development along the Bury to Blackburn road, the Kirklees Valley to the east stopped development in that direction and kept Tottington distinct from Brandlesholme. Within the Kirklees Valley there are a number of artificial mill ponds and reservoirs created during Tottington's industrial heyday. Many of these have since dried up, but the remaining examples have proven an ideal habitat for numerous species of wildfowl and bats.[31]
The
Community profile and facilities
Running along Market Street, Tottington features a number of independent retailers including a veterinary practice,
Tottington Cenotaph was dedicated to victims of the
The village library, located in grade 2 listed Tottington Hall[45] and identified for closure by Bury Council in 2017,[46] was saved from permanent closure by the efforts of a group of volunteers, led by councillor Yvonne Wright, and reopened in 2018 as Tottington Centre and Community Library.[46]
The area is served by
Tottington Public Band has been in continuous existence since at least 1835, making it one of the oldest brass bands in the country. During the course of its history, it has performed under various names including; Tottington Original Band, Tottington Prize Band and Tottington Silver Band.[49] Tottington is also home to two amateur dramatic societies,[50][51] a football club[52] and a cricket club.[53] An annual one-day music festival and fair has been held in the village since 2002, when it was first held for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.[54] Despite the semi-rural setting, Tottington is well served by public parks and play areas, including Old Kay's Park to the north, Town Meadow Park behind the library, Compton Meadow and Two Brooks and Kirklees valleys.[55]
Landmarks
- 24 listed structures in Tottington, all Grade II.
- St John with Trinity Free Church of England, founded in 1853.
- Tottington Hall and gardens, now used as the village library and park.
- Whitehead Gardens which was built on the site of houses struck by a V-1 flying bomb on Christmas Eve 1944.
- Disused railway line to Holcombe Brook (pictures) once carried one of the first DC electrified railway lines in the world.
- West of Tottington runs ).
- Tottington Dungeon, at the junction of Market Street, Turton Road & Harwood Road, stone built with many faces and patterns carved into the blocks.
- Tottington Viaduct, a nine span construction now carrying the Kirklees Valley trail across Island Lodge Pond, originally constructed for the Bury to Holcombe Brook Line in 1882. At 125 yards long it was the largest bridge on the line and was built wide enough to accommodate a second track if required at a later date.[19]
Notable people
- Sir Edward Holden, 1st Baronet (1848–1919), British banker and Liberal politician, developed the Midland Bank.[56]
- Sarah Lord Bailey (1856–1922), elocutionist and teacher
- Antony Cotton MBE (born 1975), star of popular soap opera Coronation Street, was also born and brought up in the village and was a pupil of nearby Woodhey High School.
- Tony Irving (born 1976), a former dancing champion, TV star and celebrity in Scandinavia, retains strong links with Tottington and Greenmount, Greater Manchester, as most of his family live there.
- Lisa Riley (born 1976), TV presenter (and Emmerdale actor), was born and brought up in Tottington. Riley was a former pupil of Hollymount Primary School and St. Gabriel's R.C. High School in Bury.
- Vicky Binns (born 1982), actress, has played major characters in Emmerdale and Coronation Street, and in the West End theatre
- Craig Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp of Bury band Elbow (formed in 1997) grew up in Tottington and attended Tottington Primary School.[57] The band's first rehearsals were held at St Anne's Church Hall.[58]
- Lady Tottington, of Tottington Hall, is the love interest of Wallace in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit; a continuation of the use of Lancashire placenames such as Wendolene Ramsbottom and Preston the dog in A Close Shave.
Sport
- Len Crompton (1902–after 1930), a professional football goalkeeper, was born in Tottington
- Bill Doran (1916–1973), a World Championship Motorcycle Racer in the early 1950s was born in Tottington.
See also
- Listed buildings in Tottington, Greater Manchester
- Tottington High School
- List of people from Bury
- Tottington railway station
- Bury to Holcombe Brook Line
References
- ^ Estimated population by sex and age group Office for National Statistics
- ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Place Names T to W. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ Tottington Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bury Council
- ^ a b Townships: Tottington A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5. Originally published by Victoria County History, 1911
- ^ a b Gazetteer of Greater Manchester Placenames Manchester2002-uk.com
- ^ a b c Tottington 1980 Lancashire Life Magazine
- ^ Town Meadow Park, Tottington Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bury Council
- ^ Greenmount to Walshaw Walking Guide
- ^ Tottington History Bury Council
- ^ The Tottington Centre
- ^ Cotton Mills In Bury
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- ^ South Royds Street Britain From Above
- ^ Kirklees Valley Heritage Trail Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bury Council
- ^ Tottington Dungeon
- ^ Tottington Dungeon Greater Manchester Museums Group
- ^ Nabbs House Folly Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bury Council
- ^ Tottington Station BBC Where I Live
- ^ a b Forgotten Relics Tottington Viaduct
- ^ Bury Corporation Transport Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Museum of Transport
- ^ Bury to Holcombe Brook A Short History
- ^ V1 flying bomb site, Chapel Street, Tottington near Bury. Aircrashsites.co.uk
- ^ The Horrific German Doodlebug Bomb Attack That Devastated Tottington Bury Times
- ^ Tottington Flying Bomb Casualties Imperial War Museum
- ^ Tottington Lower End A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5. Originally published by Victoria County History, 1911
- ^ Tottington Higher End A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5. Originally published by Victoria County History, 1911
- ^ Boundary Changes Tottington Urban District history
- ^ Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor Township Forum Archived 20 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bury Council
- ^ [1] Bury Council Councillors By Ward
- ^ Councillors Archived 5 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bury Council
- ^ Bat Activity Survey over millponds in South Lancashire South Lancashire Bat Group
- ^ A Building Stone Atlas of Greater Manchester BGS & English Heritage
- ^ Pennine Vets
- ^ The Dungeon Inn
- ^ Bury Times
- ^ Tottington Primary School
- ^ Tottington High School
- ^ Tottington St Anne's
- ^ St John's Tottington
- ^ Tottington Methodist Church
- ^ St Hilda's Tottington
- ^ Tottington Medical Practice
- ^ Tottington Cenotaph Imperial War Museum
- ^ Tottington Cenotaph
- ^ "Tottington Hall, Non Civil Parish - 1163648 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Library reopens after being saved from closure by volunteers". Bury Times. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ National Route 6 Sustrans
- ^ Bus Network Map TfGM
- ^ Tottington Public Band
- ^ Tottington Amateur Dramatic Society
- ^ St Anne's Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society
- ^ Tottington United
- ^ Tottington St John's Cricket Club
- ^ Tottington's Big Day Out
- ^ Parks and play areas Bury Council
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh (1922). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 31 (12th ed.).
- ^ Pupils Put Elbow On The Spot Manchester Evening News
- ^ Elbow Star Guy Garvey Tells of Band's Beginnings in Tottington Bury Times