Elton, Greater Manchester

Village in Greater Manchester, England

Human settlement in England

Elton

Whitehead Park, Elton

Elton

Location within Greater Manchester

Population| 11,464 (2011)
OS grid reference| SD791106
Metropolitan borough|

* Bury

Metropolitan county|

* Greater Manchester

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| BURY
Postcode district| BL8
Dialling code| 0161
Police| Greater Manchester
Fire| Greater Manchester
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Bury North

List of places

England
Greater Manchester

53°35′31″N 2°18′54″W﻿ / ﻿53.592°N 2.315°W﻿ / 53.592; -2.315

Elton is a suburb of Bury, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 11,464.[1] The River Irwell flows through the area via Burrs Country Park, formerly cotton mills,[2] some features of which are still visible. Elton High School is named after the ward and is situated in the Western portion of the suburb.

Elton is a halt on the East Lancashire Railway heritage line.

## History

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Elton was formerly a township in the parish of Bury and a chapelry,[3] in 1866 Elton became a separate civil parish,[4] on 30 September 1902 the parish was abolished and merged with Ramsbottom, Bury, Ainsworth and Radcliffe, part also went to form Tottington.[5] In 1891 the parish had a population of 12,589.[6]

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elton, Greater Manchester.

1. ^ "Bury Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
2. ^ Fairbairn, William (2014), "COTTON MILLS", Treatise on Mills and Millwork, Cambridge University Press, pp. 469–479, doi:10.1017/cbo9781107256682.022, ISBN 9781107256682
3. ^ "History of Elton, in Bury and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
4. ^ "Relationships and changes Elton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
5. ^ "Bury Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
6. ^ "Population statistics Elton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

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