{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | coordinates = {{coord|53.614|-2.411|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Bromley Cross | static_image_name = Last Drop Village, Bolton - geograph.org.uk - 4404937.jpg | static_image_caption = Last Drop Village, Bromley Cross | population_ref = (2011.Ward) | os_grid_reference = SD729131 | metropolitan_borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Bolton|Bolton]] | metropolitan_county = [[Greater Manchester]] | region = North West England | country = England | post_town = BOLTON | postcode_area = BL | postcode_district = BL7 | dial_code = 01204 | constituency_westminster = [[Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton North East]] }} <!---Start of article---> '''Bromley Cross''' is a residential area of [[South Turton]] in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Bolton]], [[Greater Manchester]], England.<ref name=GMRO>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzb.htm |title=Greater Manchester Gazetteer |publisher=Greater Manchester County Record Office |accessdate=10 April 2007|at=Places names - B|archivedate=18 July 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718144414/http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzb.htm}}</ref> It gives its name to a larger [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]], which includes [[Eagley]], [[Egerton, Greater Manchester|Egerton]], and [[Cox Green, Greater Manchester|Cox Green]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bolton.gov.uk/sites/DocumentCentre/Documents/Bromley%20Cross.pdf |title=Bolton ward profile: Bromley Cross |author=Bolton Council |date=2007 |website=Bolton Council |access-date=26 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013022917/http://www.bolton.gov.uk/sites/DocumentCentre/Documents/Bromley%20Cross.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[Lancashire]], Bromley Cross lies on the southern edge of the [[West Pennine Moors]].
[[Bromley Cross railway station]] is on the [[Ribble Valley Line]].
In the 16th century, Arthur Bromley of [[Turton, Lancashire|Turton]] married Isabell Orrell, the granddaughter of the [[Lord of the manor]] of Turton. It is from this family the place derives its name.<ref>{{cite book |last=Orrell |first=Terence |date=1990 |title=The History of the House of Orrell |isbn=9780951630808}}</ref> It is supposed that there may once have been an ancient cross in the locality,<ref>{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=Henry |date=1906 |title=Ancient Crosses and Holy Wells of Lancashire}}</ref> although no physical evidence of it has been found.<ref>{{cite book |last=Francis |first=James |date=2007 |title=Highways of Turton |url=http://www.turtonhistory.com/2016/09/30-highways-of-turton.html|location=Bolton |publisher=Turton Local History Society|isbn=9781904974307}}</ref>
Bromley Cross is a residential area, and in the 19th century was part of the township of [[Turton, Lancashire|Turton]], and from 1898 part of [[Turton Urban District]].<ref name=GMRO/> The village of Bromley Cross grew in the 19th century in association with many factories and bleachworks, which used water power obtained from the [[Eagley Brook]] and its tributaries.<ref name=affetside>Billington, W.D. (1982). ''From Affetside to Yarrow : Bolton place names and their history'', Ross Anderson Publications ({{ISBN|0-86360-003-4}}).</ref>
In 2002, youth workers discovered young people congregated in abandoned underground World War II air raid tunnels belonging to [[Eagley Mills]]. The tunnels have since been sealed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/archive/2002/08/05/Lancashire+Archive/5954306.Underground_world_of_village_s_teenagers/|title=Underground world of village's teenagers|work=The Bolton News|date=5 August 2002|publisher=Newsquest Media Group}}</ref>
==Amenities== In the northern area of Bromley Cross is the "Last Drop Village", a collection of old farmhouses and farmbuildings which were restored in the 1960s into a pub, restaurant, bistro, craft shops, hotel and conference centre.<ref name=lastdropboltonorg>[http://www.bolton.org.uk/lastdrop.html Last Drop Village (www.bolton.org.uk)]. URL accessed April 6, 2007.</ref><ref name=lastdropmanchester2002>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020214025446/http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/daytrips/out/lastdrop.html Last Drop Village (www.manchester2002-uk.com)]}}. URL accessed April 6, 2007.</ref>
[[File:The Railway, Bromley Cross - geograph.org.uk - 2178688.jpg|thumb|The Railway in 2010]] Pubs in Bromley Cross include The Flag, The Sportsmans and the Spread Eagle. The Railway pub has repeatedly opened and closed, most recently closing in January 2023 after a fire.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title='I am gutted and haven’t slept all night' - Heartbreak as popular pub shuts |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/23258784.railway-bromley-cross-shuts-four-years/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=The Bolton News |language=en}}</ref>
== Education == The Bromley Cross area has one secondary school, [[Turton School]], which was formerly a media and arts college. Birtenshaw School, a landmark educational facility providing services for children and young people with disabilities, was established in 1956. There are also several primary schools in the area, including Eagley Infant and Junior Schools and St John's RC Primary School. [[File:Turton High School - geograph.org.uk - 119358.jpg|thumb|Turton School]]
== Notable residents == Numerous notable people live, or have lived, in the Bromley Cross area. These include:
* [[Sam Allardyce]], football manager<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-01 |title=Burglars stole Sam Allardyce's fake Rolex watch |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10980362.burglars-stole-sam-allardyces-fake-rolex-watch/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=The Bolton News |language=en}}</ref> * [[Garry Flitcroft]], football player and property developer<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-21 |title=Former footballer and businessman calls in administrators |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/15106368.former-footballer-and-businessman-garry-flitcroft-calls-in-administrators/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=The Bolton News |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== {{portal|Greater Manchester}} *[[Listed buildings in South Turton]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.bolton.org.uk/bromleycross.html Photos and information about Bromley Cross]
[[Category:Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton]] [[Category:West Pennine Moors]] [[Category:Areas of Greater Manchester]]
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