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Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. [1] The population at the 2011 census was 17,872. [2]Historically in Lancashire, it is on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, [3] [4] 3.9 miles (6.3 km) northwest of Bury, and 12 miles (19 km) of Manchester.
Ramsbottom is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, and includes the villages of Holcombe and Summerseat and the surrounding countryside. The area is unparished, and it contains 52 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle ...
St Paul's Church was established in 1844, reflecting the growth of Ramsbottom during the Industrial Revolution.Consecrated in 1850, [1] it has been a pivotal part of the community for over a century, witnessing and adapting to various historical events and societal changes.
The Peel Monument at Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, England, is one of two monuments in the area erected in memory of Prime Minister and founder of the police force Robert Peel, who was born in Bury. [1] [2] It is on Harcles Hill near Ramsbottom, 1100 feet (335 metres) above sea level. [3]
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is north of Manchester, to the east of Bolton and west of Rochdale.The borough is centred around the town of Bury but also includes the other towns of Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. [5]
The line through Ramsbottom had initially been constructed by the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway, authorised on 4 July 1844, but that company was absorbed by the East Lancashire Railway on 21 July 1845. The line was extended by the ELR from Stubbins Junction, just north of Ramsbottom, to Accrington on 18 September 1848.
Its area was coterminate with Ramsbottom, spanning an area of the Rossendale Valley north of the County Borough of Bury. The Urban District was created by the Local Government Act 1894 , and abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 ; in 1974 the Central, East, South and West wards of the district joined the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, the ...
Woodhey High School is a coeducational secondary school in Ramsbottom, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. [2]Woodhey High School was built by Bury LEA (Local Education Authority) in 1979 to replace the Peel Brow Secondary Modern school.