In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Walmsley like this:
WALMSLEY, a chapelry in Bolton-le-Moors parish, Lancashire; near Bromley-Cross r. station, 3 miles N of Bolton. It was constituted in 1844; and its Post town is Bolton. Pop. in 1861, 3,415. Houses, 641. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £145.* Patron, the Vicar of Bolton. The church was built in 1844. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Unitarians, and a slightly endowed school.
Walmsley through time
Walmsley is now part of Bolton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bolton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walmsley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walmsley, in Bolton and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21702
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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