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Entwistle is a village in the civil parish of North Turton, in the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. Its name derives from the Old English ened and twisla which means a river fork frequented by ducks. The name was recorded as Hennetwisel in 1212, Ennetwysel in 1276 and Entwissell in 1311.
Entwistle railway station (first opened in 1848) is 5 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (9.3 km) north of Bolton and serves the village of Entwistle. It is also the closest station to Edgworth. Owing to the remote location and low passenger numbers, Entwistle was a request stop for several years. After 21 May 2023, it was no longer a request stop.
Turton and Entwistle Reservoir is a water reservoir in the village of Edgworth, Lancashire, England.The reservoir's existence is due to the Entwistle Dam.When constructed in 1832 the Entwistle Dam was the highest in Britain; it rises 108 feet from the base. [1]
Turton was a township and chapelry of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford Hundred of Lancashire. [2] In 1837, Turton became part of the Bolton Poor Law Union which took responsibility for funding the Poor Law within that Union area. [3] In 1866, Turton was given the status of a civil parish. [4]
North Turton is a civil parish in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. Included in the parish are the settlements of Edgworth, Chapeltown, Belmont, Entwistle, Quarlton, Round Barn, Turton Bottoms, and Whittlestone Head. The parish contains 66 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed ...
Entwistle (surname) John Entwistle (1944–2002), English musician, ... Entwistle, Lancashire, a village in Turton, England Entwistle railway station; See also
The Wayoh reservoir, viewed from the Edgworth side with the Entwistle viaduct in the background. The West Pennine Moors is an area of the Pennines covering approximately 90 square miles (230 km 2) of moorland and reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. [1] It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. [2]
North Turton is a civil parish of the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 the civil parish has a population of 3,736, increasing to 3,867 at the 2011 Census. [1] [2] North Turton is the northern part of the historic area of Turton.