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• Created | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Abolished | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Township (until 1898) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarlton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. It lay 4½ miles north east of Bolton.[2][3] TopynomyQuarlton was recorded as Quernedon in 1301, Querndone in 1302; Quordone in 1309 and Quarndon or Quarnton were frequently used until modern times.[2] ManorThe manor originated as two oxgangs of land in Edgworth which the Radcliffes kept on granting the main portion to the Traffords. Ellis de Quarlton contributed to the subsidy in 1332. Quarlton was held by the Radcliffes of Smithills, and the Bartons, and was sold in 1723 by Lord Fauconberg. The Knights Hospitallers held land in Quarlton from early times, the land was occupied by the Smithills family. Mrs. Julia Wright of Macclesfield inherited the manor from her father the Rev. Henry Wright.[2] Quarlton was a sparcely populated hamlet with few houses. In 1666 no houses had more than two hearths liable to the hearth tax, and the total number of hearths was 21. By the mid 19th century the population was employed in collieries and the Quarlton Vale calico print-works which were established early in the century.[4] GovernanceQuarlton ceased to exist when it was incorporated into the village of Edgworth in 1898,[2] within the Urban District of Turton GeographyQuarlton was a boundary township to the north east of the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors on the slopes of the West Pennine Moors and had an area of 798 acres which was mostly moorland and pasture. The hamlet lay at a height of about 650 feet above sea level, the ground rises rapidly to the north-east to over 1,250 feet at the boundary.[2][5] Demography{ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarlton was a township in the parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. It lay 4½ miles north east of Bolton to the east of Turton.[1][2]
Topynomy
Quarlton was recorded as Quernedon in 1301, Querndone in 1302; Quordone in 1309 and Quarndon or Quarnton were frequently used until modern times.[1]
Manor
The manor originated as two oxgangs of land in Edgworth which the Radcliffes kept on granting the main portion to the Traffords. Ellis de Quarlton contributed to the subsidy in 1332. Quarlton was held by the Radcliffes of Smithills, and the Bartons, and was sold in 1723 by Lord Fauconberg. The Knights Hospitallers held land in Quarlton from early times, the land was occupied by the Smithills family. Mrs. Julia Wright of Macclesfield inherited the manor from her father the Rev. Henry Wright.[1]
Quarlton was a sparcely populated hamlet with few houses. In 1666 no houses had more than two hearths liable to the hearth tax, and the total number of hearths was 21. By the mid 19th century the population was employed in collieries and the Quarlton Vale calico print-works which were established early in the century.[3]
Governance
The township of Quarlton was incorporated into Edgworth in 1898 and ceased to exist.[1]
Geography
Quarlton was a boundary township to the north east of the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors on the slopes of the West Pennine Moors and had an area of 798 acres which was mostly moorland and pasture. The hamlet lay at a height of about 650 feet above sea level, the ground rises rapidly to the north-east to over 1,250 feet at the boundary.[1][4]
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911), "Quarlton", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5, British History Online, pp. 284–285, retrieved 13 August 2010
- ^ Quarlton Township Map, genuki.org, retrieved 2010-08-13
- ^ "Quarlton", A Topographical Dictionary of England, British History Online, pp. 623–627, 1848, retrieved 2010-08-13
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(help) - ^ Bolton Area Map: Ancient Parishes and Townships, Boydhouse, retrieved 9 August 2010