Ainsworth (archaically known as Cockey[1]) is a village and former civil parish in the Bury district, now in Greater Manchester, England.[2] It lies on the western fringe of Bury, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) northwest of Radcliffe, and 2.9 miles (4.7 km) east of Bolton. The city of Manchester is 8.7 miles (14.0 km) south-southeast of Ainsworth. Author and ghostwriter Paul Stenning is a former resident and pupil of Ainsworth County Primary School.
| Ainsworth | |
|---|---|
Ainsworth Parish Church | |
Ainsworth Location within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SD765105 |
| • London | 172 mi (277 km) SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOLTON |
| Postcode district | BL2 |
| Dialling code | 01204 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editHistorically a part of Lancashire, Ainsworth was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Middleton and hundred of Salford,[3] from 1866 Ainsworth was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 October 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Radcliffe.[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1969.[5] It was added to the Radcliffe Urban District in 1933.[2]
References
edit- ^ Gastrell, Francis (1849). Notitia Cestriensis: or Historical notices of the Diocese of Chester. Vol. 19. p. 105.
- ^ a b Greater Manchester Gazetteer, Greater Manchester County Record Office, Places names - A, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved 17 October 2008
- ^ "History of Ainsworth, in Bury and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Ainsworth Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Ainsworth Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 June 2023.