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Metropolitan Borough of Bury

Elton

Elton is a suburb of , in the county of , England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 11,464. The River Irwell flows through the area via , formerly cotton mills, some features of which are still visible. is named after the ward and is situated in the Western portion of the suburb.
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  • Type: Suburb with 11,500 residents
  • Description: suburb in Bury, Greater Manchester, UK
  • Also known as: “Elton, Greater Manchester”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James‘ Church, Woolfold and Bury Transport Museum.

Church
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Museum
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is a transport museum in , situated in the former Castlecroft Goods Warehouse, a Grade II listed building from 1846, on Castlecroft Road, with the main entrance from Bolton Street, BL9 0EY.

School
The is a mixed secondary school located on Walshaw Road to the north-west of town centre in , England. The was recognised as "Good" school with "Outstanding" features by Ofsted following inspection in 2009.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bury and Walshaw.

Photo: jolmartyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and borough in , in the North West of England, ten miles north of central Manchester. is a former mill town known for manufacturing textiles.

Village
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is a village forming part of the , in , England. It’s to the south of and 2 miles northwest of .

Village
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is a village and former civil parish in the district, now in , England. It lies on the western fringe of , 2.2 miles northwest of , and 2.9 miles east of . is situated 1½ miles west of Elton.

Elton

Latitude
53.59477° or 53° 35′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.32048° or 2° 19′ 14″ west
Population
11,500
Elevation
318 feet (97 metres)
Open location code
9C5VHMVH+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30844646
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6691233
Wiki­data ID
Q5367827
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Elton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Elton, Greater Manchester”
  • Polish: “Elton (Greater Manchester)”
  • Polish: “Elton”
  • Swedish: “Elton, Greater Manchester”
  • Swedish: “Elton”
  • Welsh: “Elton, Manceinion Fwyaf”
  • Welsh: “Elton”
  • “Elton”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Elton”. Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.