The city is part of Bolton, Greater Manchester, where 10 miles northwest of the city of Manchester. It 'started as a small village on the moors of Lancashire, Bolton called the Moors.
There is evidence that humans have inhabited the area around Bolton for thousands of years, including a stone circle and burial mounds from the Bronze Age. The Romans built roads in the area and evidence of Saxon settlement have been discovered when the present church built in the VictorianTimes. In 1251, King Henry III of Bolton town a charter for markets and in 1253 was made in a city to hold.
In the 15th Century the area was inhabited by the Flemish weavers, based on the more humid climate, which are not broken when cotton spinning. They formed a strong cotton and wool weaving, and grew up as the textile industry, the city was known as a mill town. During the Industrial Revolution, Bolton grew rapidly and the 19th Century, the cityboom reached its peak in 1929 with 216 cotton factories and 26 plants die in the city. It 'was one of the largest cotton mill in the world. The textile industry has been supported by large iron foundries and machine factories.
Things to visit St. Peter's Parish Church, completed in 1871, which is an excellent example of Gothic Revival. It 's a 180 meters high tower containing 13 bells. It houses a museum, you can find displayed in the artefactsthe churches previously constructed on the site.
The Bolton Town Hall is an imposing structure, built in neoclassical style, is a museum at Smithills Hall, which until the 14th Century and has an interesting history. Wood Hall i 'th' is another museum, originally a piece of 'apartment of the late Middle Ages. When you visit Bolton, Lancashire, please take a look at Le Mans Crescent, where he is building takes the stunning Regency house, library and museumArt Gallery.
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