Swinton & Pendlebury
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The name Swinton in Old English meant "a farmstead or place where pigs (swine) are kept".
The name Pendlebury in Old English meant "manor house or fortified place by a hill". "Penn" is an old Celtic word meaning "Hill". Place names ending in "bury" indicate a fortified manor or stronghold.
The name Swinton in Old English meant "a farmstead or place where pigs (swine) are kept".
The name Pendlebury in Old English meant "manor house or fortified place by a hill". "Penn" is an old Celtic word meaning "Hill". Place names ending in "bury" indicate a fortified manor or stronghold.
Road names Of Old Swinton taken from a map 1750-1950
Bury Lane - Swinton Hall Road
Jane Lane - Swinton Hall Road from Station Road to the bend leading to Bolton Road
Burying Lane - Station Road
Red Cat Lane - Moorside Road
Dark Lane - Manchester Road from the height leading to Chorley Road
Chorley Road the Hillock - Chorley Road from Worsley Road to Station Road
Wigan Road - Chorley Road from Station Road onwards past Moorside Road
Pratty Brow - Partington Lane
Moor Lane - Worlsey Road
Pendlebury Square - Bolton Road almost opposite Swinton Hall Road
Bury Lane - Swinton Hall Road
Jane Lane - Swinton Hall Road from Station Road to the bend leading to Bolton Road
Burying Lane - Station Road
Red Cat Lane - Moorside Road
Dark Lane - Manchester Road from the height leading to Chorley Road
Chorley Road the Hillock - Chorley Road from Worsley Road to Station Road
Wigan Road - Chorley Road from Station Road onwards past Moorside Road
Pratty Brow - Partington Lane
Moor Lane - Worlsey Road
Pendlebury Square - Bolton Road almost opposite Swinton Hall Road
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