Lostock, Bolton

infobox UK place
latitude= 53.575
longitude= -2.501
official_name= Lostock
population=
os_grid_reference= SD669088
metropolitan_borough= Bolton
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
region= North West England
country= England
post_town= BOLTON
postcode_area= BL
postcode_district= BL6
dial_code= 01204
constituency_westminster= Bolton West Lostock is a mostly residential district of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It lies convert|3.5|mi|km|1 west of Bolton town centre and convert|18.1|mi|km|1 northwest of Manchester. [http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp The AA Route Planner] . URL accessed 22 November 2007.]

Historically part of Lancashire, Lostock is bounded by Deane to the southeast, Markland Hill to the northeast and the Middlebrook development to the west.

History

Toponymy

The etymology of Lostock is of doubtful origin. There have been several translations and various spellings of the names Lostock in toponymy books. One suggestion given is that the name derives from Old English hlose "pig, swine" and "stoc", meaning farm, usually '-stock' or 'Stoke' in place-names, but here referring to a pigsty.

Another source suggested was that the name is derived from Celtic "llostog" "beaver", inferring that the village is on a stream where beavers could be found. Although some place-name books cite this as a possible etymology, their reasoning is due to the proliferation of Brythonic and Celtic place-names within Lancashire. [ [http://www.bolton.org.uk/lostock.html Photos and information about Lostock] . URL accessed 22 November 2007.]

Lostock Hall

Lostock Hall was an Elizabethan manor house. Built for the Anderton family, it was a half-timbered house with four overhanging gables. Over the entrance door were the initials CAD, representing for Christopher Anderton and his wife Dorothy, and the date 1563. Most of the rooms were wainscoted with many panels. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the hall was used as a farmhouse. In 1816, part of the hall was pulled down, and the remainder was demolished in 1824. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53052 British History Online: Lostock] . URL accessed 1 December 2007.]

The gatehouse is all that now remains of the hall. The main front is of ashlar and the other three sides are covered with thin coursed rubble. The central arch was originally was open, which a man could ride through, is now built up with a doorway. Originally there were no windows on the ground floor, but two sash windows have been introduced between the Tuscan columns, one on each side of the door. The upper floor windows are flanked by pairs of widely-spaced Ionic and Corinthian columns. Above the first floor window is a square panel with the Anderton coat of arms, and above the second floor window is a shield bearing the royal arms of Queen Elizabeth I with the date 1591 and the royal initials E.R. For many years the gatehouse was also used as a farmhouse, but today is a private residence. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53052 British History Online: Lostock] . URL accessed 1 December 2007.]

Local Government

Lostock was a township in the ancient Parish of Bolton le Moors, in the hundred of Salford, Lancashire, England.

In 1837 Lostock joined with other townships (or civil parishes) in the area to form the Bolton Poor Law Union and took joint responsibility for the administration and funding of the Poor Law in that area. [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Bolton/Bolton.shtml Bolton Workhouse] . URL accessed 22 November 2007.]

In 1866, Lostock became a civil parish, [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10371820 Relationships / unit history of Lostock] (Vision of Britain). URL accessed 22 November 2007.] and in 1894, it became part of the Bolton Rural District, which was dissolved in 1898. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10136982 A vision of Bolton Rural District] (Vision of Britain). URL accessed 22 November 2007.]

Under the Bolton, Turton and Westhoughton Extension Act of 1898, Lostock ceased to be a civil parish and became part of the County Borough of Bolton. [http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/bolton-archives/archives-indexes/local-authority-records/index_html#bolton-county-borough Bolton County Borough] (boltonmuseums.org.uk). URL accessed 22 November 2007.]

Today, Lostock is part of the "Heaton and Lostock Ward", which is one of the twenty wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. The ward has three councillors who are elected for up to four years and represent the Lostock and Heaton areas. [ [http://www.bolton.gov.uk/pls/portal92/url/ITEM/2AB3199D7B7A0C46E0440003BA1DCDD2 Heaton and Lostock Ward (PDF)] . URL accessed 22 November 2007.]

Demography

Township population

Ward population

In 1898, Lostock became part of the "Deane-cum-Lostock Ward" of the County Borough of Bolton. The ward's boundaries were used as a framework in censuses to enumerate the total population in that area of the county borough. No census took place in 1941 because of the Second World War.In 1974, Lostock became part of the "Deane-cum-Heaton Ward" of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. In the 2001 Census the ward had a population of 16,987.Office for National Statistics (2001 Census) [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=5941687&c=Deane&d=14&e=16&g=349732&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1195591262833&enc=1 Deane-Cum-Heaton (Ward)] . URL accessed 22 November 2007.] In 2004, electoral ward changes took place which saw the creation of the present "Heaton and Lostock Ward". [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2004/20040356.htm The Borough of Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2004] . URL accessed 22 November 2007.]

Transport

Roads

Lostock is located north of junctions 5 and 6 of the M61 motorway. The main roads which run through Lostock are the A58 (Beaumont Road), the A673 (Chorley New Road), and the A6027 (De Havilland Way).

Railways

Lostock railway station was re-opened in 1988 and is served by Northern Rail who operate services on the Manchester to Preston Line. [http://www.gmpte.com/content.cfm?subcategory_id=3367882 Park & Ride - Lostock rail station] . URL accessed 22 November 2007.] The earlier railway station, then named Lostock Junction, had been opened in 1852, but was closed by the Beeching cuts in November 1966. [http://www.lostockvillage.co.uk/railway.html Lostock and Chew Moor - Railways] . URL accessed 22 November 2007.]

Education

Lostock Primary School is situated on Glengarth Drive. Built in 1974, the school has a maximum of 210 pupils. [http://www.lostock.bolton.sch.uk/ Lostock Primary School] . URL accessed 22 November 2007.]

Sports

The Chew Moor area is home to the football clubs Tempest United and Chew Moor Brooke (CMB). A more recent addition towards the Rumworth area is the youth teams of Ladybridge F.C which relocated there in 2003.

See also

*Anderton Baronets
*Anderton family

References

External links

* [http://www.lostockvillage.co.uk Welcome to the villages of Lostock & Chew Moor]
* [http://www.lostockresidentsgroup.org.uk/ Lostock Residents Group]
* [http://www.bolton.org.uk/lostock.html Photos and information about Lostock]
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53052 British History Online: Lostock]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Lostock/ GENUKI: Lostock genealogy information]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Lostock/ParishMap.shtml GENUKI: Lostock Township Boundaries Map (407 A)]