# South Turton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/South_Turton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/South_Turton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Turton > Source revision: 1280096331 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the former local government district, see [Turton Urban District](/source/Turton_Urban_District). Human settlement in England South Turton South Turton Location within Greater Manchester Population 25,067 (Area Forum, 2007) OS grid reference SD735122 Metropolitan borough Bolton Metropolitan county Greater Manchester Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Bolton Postcode district BL2, BL7 Dialling code 01204 Police Greater Manchester Fire Greater Manchester Ambulance North West UK Parliament Bolton North East List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°36′22″N 2°24′00″W / 53.606°N 2.400°W / 53.606; -2.400 **South Turton** is part of the [Metropolitan Borough of Bolton](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Bolton), in [Greater Manchester](/source/Greater_Manchester), England. There is no settlement or administrative area of South Turton; instead the name is a modern coinage to describe the area transferred to Bolton in 1974 from the former [Turton Urban District](/source/Turton_Urban_District) in [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire). The area forms part of the built up area of Bolton,[1] with the main suburbs within the area being [Bradshaw](/source/Bradshaw%2C_Greater_Manchester) and [Bromley Cross](/source/Bromley_Cross). South Turton lies on the southern slopes of the [West Pennine Moors](/source/West_Pennine_Moors), and had a population of 25,067 in 2007.[2] Turton Urban District was abolished in 1974 and was divided between the Bolton district of Greater Manchester and the [Blackburn](/source/Blackburn_with_Darwen) district of Lancashire. The northern part of [Turton](/source/Turton%2C_Lancashire), including the village itself (now generally known as [Chapeltown](/source/Chapeltown%2C_Lancashire)), became a [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) called [North Turton](/source/North_Turton). In contrast, no parish was created for the part of the former urban district transferred to Bolton. As well as Bradshaw and Bromley Cross, South Turton includes [Eagley](/source/Eagley), [Egerton](/source/Egerton%2C_Greater_Manchester) and [Harwood](/source/Harwood%2C_Greater_Manchester).[3] Between 2000 and 2008, Bolton council ran a South Turton Area Forum as a committee for local issues to be discussed. The South Turton Area Forum was abolished in 2008 being split into separate forums for each electoral ward, with the council having decided the forums needed to be more relevant to local communities.[4] ## Electoral wards South Turton has two electoral [wards](/source/Wards_of_the_United_Kingdom) – Bromley Cross and Bradshaw. Each ward has three councillors who represent the area on [Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council](/source/Bolton_Council).[2] ## Education **Primary schools** - St Maxentius C. of E. Primary School, New Heys Way, Bradshaw - Eagley Infant School, Stonesteads Drive, Bromley Cross - Eagley Junior School, Chapeltown Road, Bromley Cross - St John the Evangelist R.C. School, Darwen Road, Bromley Cross - Egerton Community Primary School, Cox Green Road, Egerton - Walmsley C.of E. Primary School, Blackburn Road, Egerton - Christ's Church C. of E. Primary School, Stitch-mi-Lane, Harwood - Hardy Mill Primary School, Belmont View, Harwood - Harwood Meadows Primary School, Orchard Gardens, Harwood - St Brendan's R.C. Primary School, Brookfold Lane, Harwood **Secondary schools** - [Canon Slade School](/source/Canon_Slade_School), Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw - [Turton School](/source/Turton_School) and Sixth Form, Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross ## See also - [Greater Manchester portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Greater_Manchester) - [Listed buildings in South Turton](/source/Listed_buildings_in_South_Turton) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales"](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwales/census2021). *Census 2021*. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 September 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-southturtonareaupdate_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-southturtonareaupdate_2-1) ["South Turton Area Update"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927172534/http://www.bolton.gov.uk/pls/portal92/docs/42024.PDF) (PDF). *Bolton Council*. Archived from [the original](http://www.bolton.gov.uk/pls/portal92/docs/42024.PDF) (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bolorgsouthturton_3-0)** ["South Turton"](https://web.archive.org/web/20000603154823/http://www.bolton.org.uk/southturton.html). *Bolton Council*. Archived from [the original](http://bolton.org.uk/southturton.html) on 3 June 2000. Retrieved 5 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["South Turton Area Forum minutes, 26 March 2008"](https://www.democracy.bolton.gov.uk/CMIS5/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=q6qqWd3VNmchbnAZ9U81WgBeuY%2fpquhM4vBKsIcxnuWIVOjOtTkOgQ%3d%3d&rUzwRPf%2bZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3d%3d=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2fLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3d%3d&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&kCx1AnS9%2fpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2bAJvYtyA%3d%3d=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&FgPlIEJYlotS%2bYGoBi5olA%3d%3d=NHdURQburHA%3d&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3d). *Bolton Council*. Retrieved 5 September 2023. ## External links - [South Turton Area Update](http://www.bolton.gov.uk/pls/portal92/docs/42024.PDF) - [South Turton – Photos and information](http://www.bolton.org.uk/southturton.html) This Greater Manchester location article is a stub. 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