Tottington

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Tottington is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Lancashire, England.

History

The name derives from the old English for "Tota's people's village". It was originally part of the larger Manor of Tottington which stretched as far as Haslingden to the North and actually included large parts of what is now Bury. According to Joseph Aston's 1808 Lancashire Gazetteer:

TOTTINGTON, (the ROYAL MANOR of) extends from Tottington-lower-end to the N. of Eatonfield chapel a distance of 9 miles
TOTTINGTON, a large township in the parish of Bury, distinguished by the higher and lower end, and together composing the "Royal Manor of Tottington," the higher end of which is to the E. of Edgeworth, and to the W. of Shuttleworth; and the lower end, to the N. of Elton, and the W. of Walmesley

Characteristics

The village has expanded significantly since the 1990s, with a number of new housing developments. While the main streets retain the charm and character the village is famed for, many new areas have arisen. A large number of pubs remain, including the Robin Hood, the Dungeon, The Royal Hotel, Hark to Towler and more.

A thriving village cricket team, Tottington St Johns, continues to play at Crompton Meadows on Beryl Avenue.

Key sights include:

• The cenotaph next to the library
• Whitehead Gardens which was built on the site of houses struck by a bomb on Christmas Eve 1944 (Bury MBC)
• The disused railway lines (pictures) that once carried one of the first DC electrified railway lines in the world

External links

• History of Manor of Tottington
• History from Bury Council
• Joseph Aston's 1808 Lancashire Gazetteer (on Genuki)