Bolton is a town under the administration of northwest region of Great Manchester, England. Earlier it was known as Mill town. It is famous for textile Centers during the 14th century. The Flemish weavers boosted this industry with their good skills in the field. They introduced best quality cloth. They exported weaved cloth to whole Europe. During 1929, the number of cotton mill went to 216 by cutting the mustard in this sector. Wool and Cotton weaving tradition boom at the same speed. The population of the town is 1.5 lakh whereas the urban town has a population of 2 lakh 70 thousand. An unfortunate incident associated with its history where hundreds of people were killed and others got homeless. Some of them were put inside the prison. Bolton Wanderers is the famous football club of the region. The native people follow this game with full zeal. A great wrestler, world heavyweight champion and a lot more Amir Khan were born on this land.
History
The name is derived from Ancient English word i.e. both-tun. This city got the best motto i.e. overcome difficulties. As the city people had seen so many tough days in the past, now they are well groomed to face all such problems. It is of either nature such as natural, social or economic. The earlier history of the town started with civil wars among various ethnic groups of the region. The throne of the region shifted to various leaders from time to time i.e. Roger de Poitou then to Roger de Meresheys and followed by Pilkington’s. English Civil war leads to the demand of parliamentarian type of government but unluckily, it was not supported by all walk of society and it leads to few deadly attacks.
Governance
The 18 towns of Bolton divided by the River coral. Prominently, it divided into little Bolton and great Bolton. It is the parliamentary type of government. Bolton east and Boston west are two constituencies. Further, Bolton east divided into Bolton northeast and Bolton south east. There are total 60 councillors in 20 wards with 3 councillors in each ward.
Geography and Demography
It is northwest of England and near to West Pennine Moors. The Manchester city is also near to it. It is located in the middle of the low hills. Because of the hills, it has been protected from the fast winds and generally gets low rainfall. During the summer season, the rainfall is slightly high. Most of the people born in England. The white people are in majority with 83%. The Christian religion is followed by maximum people.
Economy and Transport
The heavy industry drastically shifted towards services industry. Around 37% population is under full-time employment. 4.2% do not get jobs. It is also a centre for the missile production aerospace. Reebok, the famous clothing brand has headquartered in this city. There is a number of projects that have been allotted and finalized by the government from 2017 to 2027. The Bolton innovation zone gets the lion’s share in the development Project. It is well connected with all the national routes. The South to North corridor is connected with A6. M61 is the junction point for 3 different directions of the town.
Sports and Education
Bolton Wanderers F.C is the famous football club. Other famous sports such as Hockey, Rugby, Cricket, Baseball and Speed Way Racing also followed with the same zeal. Started in the 15th century, Bolton school has been giving its services as a grammar school boys. Later, a new free grammar school opened. Both merged after 15 years and now recognised as one.
Religion
As per the 2001 census, 75% people of Bolton borough follow Christian religion. Other communities are Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Sikh and their percentage is written in descending order as per above-mentioned names. About 9% people have no religion.
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