Division of Edgworth Moors 1672

The following text is reproduced from a pamphlet published in 1896 by John Whitehead of Edgworth, Newsagent and Stationer, titled 'A Pamphlet Containing a Full and Literal Transcription of an Ancient Document, describing the Division of the Ancient Common Lands called Edgworth Moors in the Year 1672'.

Manchester and Bolton Portraits (Brian Groom)

Upcoming Talk - September 2025

7.30pm at Harwood Methodist Church
Thursday 25th September 2025

Speaker: Brian Groom

Brian Groom, author of Northerners: A History and Made in Manchester: A People’s History of the City that Shaped the Modern World, returns to recount the stories of some of the most fascinating characters from the region’s history, including renowned figures from the Bolton area such as inventor Samuel Crompton, comedian Hylda Baker and actors Sir Ian McKellen and Maxine Peake.