Farnworth
Sign in to saveFarnworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southeast of Bolton, 4 miles south-west of Bury (7 km), and northwest of Manchester.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Farnworth
- UK place.static_image_name
- Farnworth Town Hall.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Farnworth Town Hall
- UK place.population
- 26,939
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD7305
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Bolton
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- BOLTON
- UK place.postcode_area
- BL
- UK place.postcode_district
- BL4
- UK place.dial_code
- 01204
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bolton South and Walkden
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- History
- Toponymy
- Middle Ages
- Industrial Revolution
- Governance
- Geography
- Demography
- Population change
- Community facilities
- Notable people
- Sport
- Transport
- Education
- Religious sites
- Sports
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Farnworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southeast of Bolton, 4 miles south-west of Bury (7 km), and northwest of Manchester.
Within the historic county of Lancashire, Farnworth lies on the River Irwell and River Croal. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 26,939.