Ramsbottom
Sign in to saveRamsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872. Historically in Lancashire, it lies on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, north-west of Bury and of Manchester. Its Victorian architecture, Pennine landscape and industrial heritage, including the East Lancashire Railway, contribute to heritage tourism in the town.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.official_name
- Ramsbottom
- UK place.population
- 17,067
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Bury
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bury North
- UK place.post_town
- BURY
- UK place.postcode_district
- BL0, BL8
- UK place.postcode_area
- BL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01706
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD790169
- UK place.static_image_name
- View of Ramsbottom.jpg
- UK place.london_distance
- SSE
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Early history
- Industrial Revolution
- Governance
- Geography
- Transport
- Railway
- Roads
- Landmarks
- Education
- Religion
- Sport
- Culture and community
- Notable people
- Sport
- Media
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872. Historically in Lancashire, it lies on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, north-west of Bury and of Manchester. Its Victorian architecture, Pennine landscape and industrial heritage, including the East Lancashire Railway, contribute to heritage tourism in the town.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ramsbottom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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