Municipal Borough of Farnworth
| Municipal Borough of Farnworth | |
|---|---|
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Farnworth Town Hall | |
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 1,504 acres (6.1 km2)[1] |
| • 1961 | 1,503 acres (6.1 km2)[1] |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 25,925 |
| • 1971 | 28,862 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1863 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Bolton |
| Status |
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| • HQ | Farnworth Town Hall |
| • Motto | Latin: Juste Nec Timide (Be just and fear not)[2] |
The Municipal Borough of Farnworth was a local government district centred on the town of Farnworth in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. A local board of health had been established for Farnworth in 1863, which was reconstituted as an urban district in 1899, before being granted a charter of incorporation to become a municipal borough in 1939. Following abolition of the local authority in 1974, Farnworth became an unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester.
History
Lying within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire since the early 12th century, Farnworth constituted a township in the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Deane.[3][4] In 1837, Farnworth became part of the Bolton Poor Law Union which took responsibility for funding the Poor Law in that Union area.[5]
Under the Local Government Act 1858, a local board of health was adopted for the township of Farnworth in 1863.[6] In 1866, Farnworth was also given the status of a civil parish.[7] After the Public Health Act 1875 was passed by Parliament in that year, Farnworth Local Board of Health assumed extra duties as an urban sanitary district, although the Local Board's title did not change.[8]
In 1899, following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1894, Farnworth Local Board was reconstituted as an elected urban district council of eighteen members.[9] Farnworth Urban District Council had six electoral wards, each denoted by points of the compass (North, North-East, North-West, South, South-East, and South-West wards), and each represented by three councillors.[9][10] In 1939, Farnworth was granted a charter of incorporation to become a municipal borough.[11]
Under the Local Government Act 1972, the Municipal Borough of Farnworth was abolished on 1 April 1974 and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to become an unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.[4]
Demography
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Lists of office holders
Chairmen of Farnworth Local Board
| Chairmen of Farnworth Local Board, 1863–1899 | ||||
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| Name | Party | Tenure | Notes | |
| Barnes, AlfredAlfred Barnes | Liberal | 1863–1867 | 1st term | |
| Crossley, DavidDavid Crossley | Liberal | 1867–1868 | ||
| Hindley, JohnJohn Hindley | Conservative | 1868–1869 | ||
| Topp, AlfredAlfred Topp | Liberal | 1869–1870 | 1st term | |
| Whittam, William BartonWilliam Barton Whittam | — | 1870–1872 | 1st term | |
| Greenhalgh, JohnJohn Greenhalgh | — | 1872–1875 | ||
| Topp, AlfredAlfred Topp | Liberal | 1875–1878 | 2nd term. Afterwards was Chairman of Farnworth Urban District Council (1901–1904) | |
| Barnes, AlfredAlfred Barnes | Liberal | 1878–1880 | 2nd term | |
| Whittam, William BartonWilliam Barton Whittam | — | 1880–1881 | 2nd term | |
| Nuttall, JamesJames Nuttall | Liberal | 1881–1885 | ||
| Winter, JosephJoseph Winter | Liberal | 1885–1886 | ||
| Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster | Liberal | 1886–1887 | ||
| Clarke, John ClellandJohn Clelland Clarke | Liberal | 1888–1894 | ||
| Nicholson, NathanielNathaniel Nicholson | Conservative | 1895–1897 | ||
| Ivers, ThomasThomas Ivers | Liberal | 1897–1899 | ||
| Source(s):[11] | ||||
Chairmen of Farnworth Urban District Council
| Chairmen of Farnworth Urban District Council, 1899–1939 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Tenure | Notes | |
| Sumner, WilliamWilliam Sumner | — | 1899–1901 | ||
| Topp, AlfredAlfred Topp | Liberal | 1901–1904 | Previously Chairman of Farnworth Local Board (1869–1870, and 1875–1878) | |
| Ivers, ThomasThomas Ivers | Liberal | 1904–1906 | ||
| Stanley, ThomasThomas Stanley | Conservative | 1906–1909 | ||
| Whittaker, FrederickFrederick Whittaker | Conservative | 1909–1912 | ||
| Young, CharlesCharles Young | Conservative | 1912–1914 | ||
| Richardson, William BoyesWilliam Boyes Richardson | Liberal | 1914–1915 | ||
| Stones, JamesJames Stones | Conservative | 1915–1919 | ||
| Chadwick, JohnJohn Chadwick | Conservative | 1919–1921 | ||
| Jackson, Charles StrathnairnCharles Strathnairn Jackson | Labour | 1921–1923 | ||
| Cunliffe, Richard HenryRichard Henry Cunliffe | Liberal | 1923–1925 | ||
| White, ThomasThomas White | Conservative | 1925–1926 | ||
| Winter, Walter RobertWalter Robert Winter | Labour | 1926–1928 | ||
| Barnes, HarryHarry Barnes | Labour | 1928–1930 | ||
| Wilcockson, The Rev. JohnThe Rev. John Wilcockson | Labour | 1930–1932 | Afterwards was Mayor of Farnworth (1939–1940) | |
| Tomlinson, GeorgeGeorge Tomlinson | Labour | 1932–1933 | Afterwards was Member of Parliament for Farnworth (1938–1952) | |
| Stevenson, JamesJames Stevenson | Labour | 1934–1936 | Afterwards was Mayor of Farnworth (1940–1941) | |
| Taylor, SamuelSamuel Taylor | Liberal | 1936–1937 | ||
| Jones, AlfredAlfred Jones | Labour | 1938–1939 | Afterwards was Mayor of Farnworth (1941–1942) | |
| Source(s):[11] | ||||
Mayors of the Municipal Borough of Farnworth
| Mayors of the Municipal Borough of Farnworth, 1939–1974 | ||||
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| Name | Party | Tenure | Notes | |
| Wilcockson, The Rev. JohnThe Rev. John Wilcockson | Labour | 1939–1940 | Previously Chairman of Farnworth Urban District (1930–1932) | |
| Stevenson, JP, JamesJames Stevenson, JP | Labour | 1940–1941 | ||
| Jones, JP, OBE, AlfredAlfred Jones, JP, OBE | Labour | 1941–1942 | Previously Chairman of Farnworth Urban District (1938–1939) | |
| McManus, WilliamWilliam McManus | Labour | 1942–1943 | ||
| Heathcoate, JohnJohn Heathcoate | Labour | 1943–1944 | ||
| Seddon, JP, MC, JesseJesse Seddon, JP, MC | Conservative | 1944–1945 | ||
| Ralphson, RichardRichard Ralphson | Labour | 1945–1946 | ||
| Holland, Harold GreenwoodHarold Greenwood Holland | Labour | 1946–1947 | ||
| Dean, James AlfredJames Alfred Dean | Labour | 1947–1949 | ||
| Welsby, WilliamWilliam Welsby | Labour | 1949–1950 | ||
| Brooks, JohnJohn Brooks | Labour | 1950–1951 | ||
| Wilson, George HenryGeorge Henry Wilson | Liberal | 1951–1952 | ||
| Matthews, RichardRichard Matthews | Labour | 1952–1953 | ||
| Armitage, HaroldHarold Armitage | Labour | 1953–1954 | ||
| Neary, JP, RobertRobert Neary, JP | Labour | 1954–1955 | ||
| White, James MelvilleJames Melville White | Labour | 1955–1956 | ||
| Geere, James WilfredJames Wilfred Geere | Labour | 1956–1957 | ||
| Seddon, John GlanvilleJohn Glanville Seddon | Labour | 1957–1958 | ||
| Benyon, GeorgeGeorge Benyon | Labour | 1958–1959 | ||
| Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins | Labour | 1959–1960 | ||
| Royse, JP, MBE, Albert SamuelAlbert Samuel Royse, JP, MBE | Conservative | 1960–1961 | ||
| Brindle, HerbertHerbert Brindle | Labour | 1961–1962 | ||
| Smith, PhilipPhilip Smith | Labour | 1962–1963 | ||
| Norfield, PhillipPhillip Norfield | Labour | 1963–1964 | ||
| Stout, SydneySydney Stout | Labour | 1964–1965 | ||
| Brown, George KenyonGeorge Kenyon Brown | Labour | 1965–1966 | ||
| Topping, NormanNorman Topping | Labour | 1966–1967 | ||
| Callaghan, Charles BrendanCharles Brendan Callaghan | Labour | 1967–1968 | ||
| Cunliffe, Lawrence FrancisLawrence Francis Cunliffe | Labour | 1968–1969 | ||
| Wild, JosephJoseph Wild | Labour | 1969–1970 | ||
| Haslam, LeonardLeonard Haslam | Labour | 1970–1971 | ||
| Hardman, WilliamWilliam Hardman | Labour | 1971–1972 | ||
| Brown, ElizabethElizabeth Brown | Labour | 1972–1973 | ||
| Flanagan, Joseph KennethJoseph Kenneth Flanagan | Labour | 1973–1974 | ||
| Source(s):[11] | ||||
Neighbouring districts
The Municipal Borough of Farnworth was surrounded to the north and west by the County Borough of Bolton, to the northeast by Little Lever Urban District, to the southeast by Kearsley Urban District, and to the south by Little Hulton Urban District until 1933, then by Worsley Urban District.
Notes
- 1 2 Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Farnworth UD/MB: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ↑ Young, Robert. "Pre-1974 Civic Heraldry of Lancashire". Civic Heraldry of England and Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ↑ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911). "Salford hundred: The parish of Deane". A History of the County of Lancaster. Victoria County History. Volume 5. British History Online. pp. 1–5. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Place names - D to F. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ↑ Higginbotham, Peter. "The Workhouse: Bolton, Lancashire". The Workhouse: The story of an institution... Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Farnworth USD: Relationships and changes". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Farnworth CP/Ch: Relationships and changes". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Farnworth USD: Relationships and changes". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- 1 2 Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911). "Townships: Farnworth". A History of the County of Lancaster. Victoria County History. Volume 5. British History Online. pp. 34–39. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 Tatton, Pauline. Local population statistics 1801–1986: abbreviated tables compiled from census statistics for Bolton. Bolton Libraries.
- 1 2 3 4 Links in a Chain Project. "Farnworth 1863-1974". Links in a Chain. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
- ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Farnworth USD: Males & Females". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Farnworth UD/MB: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
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Coordinates: 53°32′43″N 2°24′00″W / 53.5452°N 2.3999°W