Learn All About Bolton!

Bolton, UK is a city with many interesting facts and history. If you are planning to visit this lovely place or live here, it’s important that you know all about the town. To begin with, Bolton has been around since at least 1066 AD when it was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Gamel Bern who gave his name to the village of Great and Little Bolton. From there on for over 700 years Great Bolton grew slowly but steadily growing into a small market town where cotton mills were built along the River Croal which powered wool spinning machinery by Thomas Johnson & Co Ltd. The first mill was opened in 1779 followed by another opening in 1868 then called Greenfield Mill later renamed Kearsley Mill.

Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town has a population of over 300,000 people and is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough. It was granted its charter as a market town by Lord Byron of Rochdale back in 1251; this makes it one of the oldest townships to be founded and settled on British soil. This post will give you an insight into Bolton: what there is to do, where to go and how it got its name! Bolton exists within the boundaries of Lancashire County, which itself borders Greater Manchester – home to cities like Salford and Wigan (which are both well worth visiting). Bolton’s history dates back centuries!