Hindsford
Encyclopedia
Hindsford is a suburb
of Atherton
in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
, Greater Manchester
, England. It is situated to the west of the Hindsford Brook, an ancient boundary between the townships of Atherton and Tyldesley
cum Shakerley
, and east of the Chanters Brook in the ancient parish of Leigh
.
s were built on both sides of the Hindsford Brook in Hindsford and Tyldesley by James Burton and Sons. Rows of terraced housing were built for the influx of workers, many from Ireland. Atherton Mill, Lodge Mill and Westfield Mill were on the Hindsford bank. Lodge Mill and Westfield mill closed in 1920s but atherton mill was eventually taken over by Ward and Goldstone who made electrical items.
The Fletchers owned a coal
mine at Chanters Colliery
from the 1850s but coal had been mined in that area for centuries. The company became Fletcher, Burrows and Company
in 1874 and in 1875 the company who owned Atherton Collieries employed a Dutch architect to design cottages for the workers in the coal mines. The colliery had access to a dozen seams including the Arley mine at 1,832 feet, it closed in 1966. There was a brickworks at Swan Island.
. He provided the materials to build Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Hindsford. Lord Lilford donated the land for the church which was consecrated by Bishop Goss of Liverpool in 1869.
The parish church in Atherton built St Anne’s mission church at Swan Island in 1873. Hindsford became an independent parish in 1884 and in 1889 the foundation stone for St Anne's Church was laid. The church was completed in 1901 and cost £9,000.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Atherton
Atherton, Greater Manchester
Atherton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of Lancashire. It is east of Wigan, north-northeast of Leigh, and northwest of Manchester...
in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after its largest component town, Wigan and also includes the towns of Leigh, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, and Hindley. The borough was formed in 1974 and is an...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England. It is situated to the west of the Hindsford Brook, an ancient boundary between the townships of Atherton and Tyldesley
Tyldesley
Tyldesley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It occupies an area north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, east-southeast of Wigan and west-northwest of the city of Manchester...
cum Shakerley
Shakerley
Shakerley is a suburb of Tyldesley in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.It was anciently a hamlet in the northwest of the township of Tyldesley cum Shakerley, in the ancient parish ofLeigh....
, and east of the Chanters Brook in the ancient parish of Leigh
Leigh, Greater Manchester
Leigh is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is southeast of Wigan, and west of Manchester. Leigh is situated on low lying land to the north west of Chat Moss....
.
History
Hindsford developed in the second half of the 19th century when large cotton millCotton mill
A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution....
s were built on both sides of the Hindsford Brook in Hindsford and Tyldesley by James Burton and Sons. Rows of terraced housing were built for the influx of workers, many from Ireland. Atherton Mill, Lodge Mill and Westfield Mill were on the Hindsford bank. Lodge Mill and Westfield mill closed in 1920s but atherton mill was eventually taken over by Ward and Goldstone who made electrical items.
The Fletchers owned a coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
mine at Chanters Colliery
Chanters Colliery
Chanters Colliery was a coal mine which was part of the Fletcher, Burrows and Company's collieries at Hindsford inAtherton, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England.-Geology:...
from the 1850s but coal had been mined in that area for centuries. The company became Fletcher, Burrows and Company
Fletcher, Burrows and Company
Fletcher, Burrows and Company was a coal mining company that owned collieries in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. Gibfield, Howe Bridge and Chanters collieries exploited the coal mines of the middle coal measures in the Manchester Coalfield...
in 1874 and in 1875 the company who owned Atherton Collieries employed a Dutch architect to design cottages for the workers in the coal mines. The colliery had access to a dozen seams including the Arley mine at 1,832 feet, it closed in 1966. There was a brickworks at Swan Island.
Religion
Many Roman Catholics from Ireland came to work in the mills and collieries of Atherton and Tyldesley. One of these was John Holland of the Tyldesley Coal CompanyTyldesley Coal Company
Tyldesley Coal Company was a coal mining company formed in 1870 in Tyldesley, on the Manchester Coalfield in the historic county of Lancashire, England that had its origins in Yew Tree Colliery, the location for a mining disaster that killed 25 men and boys in 1858.-History:Yew Tree Farm covered...
. He provided the materials to build Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Hindsford. Lord Lilford donated the land for the church which was consecrated by Bishop Goss of Liverpool in 1869.
The parish church in Atherton built St Anne’s mission church at Swan Island in 1873. Hindsford became an independent parish in 1884 and in 1889 the foundation stone for St Anne's Church was laid. The church was completed in 1901 and cost £9,000.