# Middle Hulton

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{{Short description|Village in England, United Kingdom}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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 |Name = Middle Hulton
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 |Status = [Township](/source/Township_(England)) (until 1866), <br />[Civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) (1866–1898)
 |Start = [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages)
 |End = 1898
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 |Image = Salford Road A6 - geograph.org.uk - 2000801.jpg
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 |PopulationFirst = 819
 |PopulationFirstYear = 1801
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 |PopulationLast = 2,703
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 |AreaLast = {{convert|1517|acre|km2}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_AREA_ACRES&u_id=10365727&c_id=10001043&add=Y |title=Middle Hulton Area (acres) |publisher=Vision of Britain  |access-date=9 August 2010}}</ref>
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'''Middle Hulton''' was a [township](/source/Township_(England)) of the [civil](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) and [ecclesiastical parish](/source/ecclesiastical_parish) of [Deane](/source/Deane%2C_Greater_Manchester) in the [Salford](/source/Salford_(hundred)) hundred of [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire), England. It was located {{convert|3.5|mi|km|1}} south-west of [Bolton](/source/Bolton).<ref name="MHTownship map">{{citation|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/MiddleHulton/ParishMap.shtml|title=Middle Hulton Township Map|publisher=genuki.org |access-date=2010-01-16}}</ref> In 1891 the parish had a population of 2703.

==History==
The ancient district of Hulton contained three townships, [Over Hulton](/source/Over_Hulton), Middle Hulton and [Little Hulton](/source/Little_Hulton).<ref name="Map">{{citation|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/image.aspx?compid=52988&filename=fig1.gif&pubid=485|title=Deane Map |publisher=british-history.ac.uk |access-date=2010-01-07}}</ref> It was recorded as Helghtun and Hulton in 1235, Hilton in 1278 and 1292 and Hulton in 1292, although Hilton was still used until the 17th century.<ref name=vch>{{citation |editor1-last=Farrer |editor1-first=William |editor2-last=Brownbill |editor2-first=J |title=Little, Middle and Over Hulton|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=52994 |work=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5 |publisher=British History Online |pages=25–34 |year=1911 |access-date=2009-11-27}}</ref> The chief manor was held by the [Hultons](/source/Hulton_family_of_Hulton) at Hulton Park in Over Hulton.<ref name=tde>{{citation |last=Lewis |first=Samuel|title=Hulton|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51053#s3 |work=A Topographical Dictionary of England |publisher=British History Online |pages=580–583|year=1848 |access-date=2010-01-08}}</ref>

Land belonging to the Hultons was sold to the [Earl of Ellesmere](/source/Earl_of_Ellesmere). There were coal mines and quarries in the 19th century. It was near the [Bolton and Leigh Railway](/source/Bolton_and_Leigh_Railway).

In 1866 Middle Hulton became a separate [civil parish](/source/civil_parish), on 30 September 1898 the parish was abolished and merged with Bolton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10365727|title=Relationships and changes Middle Hulton CP/Tn through time|publisher=[A Vision of Britain through Time](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time)|accessdate=13 November 2024}}</ref>

===Cutacre===
The Cutacre site was granted planning permission in 2001 for the surface mining of 900,000 tonnes of coal and reworking of the [spoil tip](/source/spoil_tip). The operation was expected to last for 4 years and began in 2006. The restoration scheme would create over 100 hectares of amenity woodland and wetlands as well as for an area of industrial development.<ref name="Cutacre">{{citation|title=Cutacre |url=http://www.salford.gov.uk/cutacre.htm |publisher=salford.gov.uk |access-date=2010-01-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215151430/http://www.salford.gov.uk/cutacre.htm |archive-date=2009-12-15 }}</ref> [UK Coal](/source/UK_Coal) is currently working with [Bolton Metropolitan Borough](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Bolton) Council to promote the Cutacre site through the Local Development Framework process. Bolton Council have identified Cutacre as a key strategic site for future development in Bolton and consequently plans have changed. There has been a long campaign against the proposals by residents in Over Hulton and Little Hulton.<ref name="BN">{{citation |title=Cutacre go ahead|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/4786607.Cutacre_gets_the_go_ahead/|publisher=[theboltonnews.co.uk](/source/theboltonnews.co.uk) |access-date=2010-01-10}}</ref>

==Geography==
The former township was situated on the road from [Manchester](/source/Manchester) to [Preston](/source/Preston%2C_Lancashire), now the [A6 road](/source/A6_road_(England)). There was no village centre; the most built-up area was in the northern part of the township at Daubhill.<ref name="MHTownship map"/> It comprises {{convert|1280|acre|km2}} of flat land, mostly of meadow and pasture, the remainder arable. The underlying rocks are [Coal Measures](/source/Coal_Measures); there is also [cannel coal](/source/cannel_coal) and there is a sandstone quarry. The [M61 motorway](/source/M61_motorway) crosses the former township.<ref name=tde/>

==Demography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;width:95%;border:0px;text-align:center;line-height:120%;"
|-
!style="background: #99CCCC; color: #000080" height="17" | Year
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1801
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1811
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1821
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1831
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1841
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1851
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1861
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1871
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1881
!style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1891
|-
!style="background: #99CCCC; color: #000080" height="17" | Population
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1801 Pop.---> 819
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1811 Pop.---> 900
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1821 Pop.---> 938
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1831 Pop.---> 934
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1841 Pop.---> 902
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1851 Pop.---> 888
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1861 Pop.---> 790
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1871 Pop.---> 911
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1881 Pop.---> 2,051
|style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |<!---1891 Pop.---> 2,703
|-
|colspan="11" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|<small>'''Sources:''' Local population statistics.<ref name=ptattonboltonstats>{{cite book |title=Local population statistics 1801-1986 |last=Tatton |first=Pauline |publisher=Bolton Central Library Archives |location=Bolton}}</ref> Vision of Britain.<ref name=visiongreatboltonpop>{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10365727&c_id=10001043&add=N |title=Middle Hulton Tn/CP: Total Population |publisher=Vision of Britain |access-date=2010-08-13}}</ref></small>
|}

==References==
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Category:Villages in Greater Manchester
Category:Former civil parishes in Greater Manchester
Category:Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton

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