Farnworth

Also known as Farnworth, Greater Manchester

Farnworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southeast of Bolton, 4 miles south-west of Bury (7 km), and northwest of Manchester.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Farnworth
UK place.static_image_name: Farnworth Town Hall.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Farnworth Town Hall
UK place.population: 26,939
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SD7305
UK place.metropolitan_borough: Bolton
UK place.metropolitan_county: Greater Manchester
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.country: England
UK place.post_town: BOLTON
UK place.postcode_area: BL
UK place.postcode_district: BL4
UK place.dial_code: 01204
UK place.constituency_westminster: Bolton South and Walkden

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History
Toponymy
Middle Ages
Industrial Revolution
Governance
Geography
Demography
Population change
Community facilities
Notable people
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Religious sites
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Farnworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southeast of Bolton, 4 miles south-west of Bury (7 km), and northwest of Manchester.

Within the historic county of Lancashire, Farnworth lies on the River Irwell and River Croal. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 26,939.

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