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Little Bollington
Little Bollington
	The Swan With Two Nicks public house, Little Bollington
	Little Bollington Location within Cheshire
Population	170 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SJ728867
Civil parish	Little Bollington with Agden;
Unitary authority	Cheshire East;
Ceremonial county	Cheshire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALTRINCHAM
Postcode district	WA14
Dialling code	0161
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Tatton;
	List of places UK England Cheshire 53°22′34″N 2°24′32″W / 53.376°N 2.409°W

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Little Bollington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Little Bollington with Agden,^[1] in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The Bridgewater Canal runs through the western side and Dunham Park lies to the north east. The village is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Altrincham, near the boundary with Greater Manchester, which here follows the River Bollin.

At the 2011 census the parish has a population of 170.^[2] In place of a parish council, administration took place via a parish meeting.^[3]

History

At Fairy Brow in Little Bollington, there is evidence of Bronze Age activity. An archaeological dig by South Trafford Archaeological Group in 1983 uncovered an oval Bronze Age burial pit. In the burial were (unurned) cremated remains of an adult male; the remains were radio carbon dated to 3435 (+/-35) bp. A tanged copper alloy knife dated 2000-1500 BC was with the cremated remains.^[4] According to the Domesday survey in 1086, the manor of Little Bollington was held by the Saxon thegn Aelfward and later by the Norman Hamon de Mascy. The northern part of Little Bollington was in the medieval parish of Bowdon.^[5]

Bollington was formerly a township in the parishes of Bowden and Rostherne,^[6] in 1866 Bollington became a civil parish,^[7] On 1 April 1974 the parish was renamed from "Bollington" to "Little Bollington",^[8] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with Agden to form "Little Bollington with Agden".^[9]

Demography

At the 2001 census, Little Bollington had a total population of 162. For every 100 females, there were 100 males. The average household size was 2.22. Of those aged 16–74 in Little Bollington, 48.0% had no academic qualifications or one GCSE, similar to the figures for all of the former Borough of Macclesfield (35.6%) and England (45.5%). According to the census, 0% were unemployed and 24.41% were economically inactive. 9.88% of the population were under the age of 16 and 11.73% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of Little Bollington was 47.83. 64.81% of residents described their health as 'good'.^[10]

References

^ "Little Bollington with Agden". Mapit. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Little Bollington Parish (E04010963)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^ "Macclesfield Parish Officers Details". Macclesfield Borough Website. Retrieved 14 August 2007. Archived 11 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Pat Faulkner (2005). "Fairy Brow: Partial excavation of a bronze age barrow at Little Bollington". South Trafford Archaeological Group. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
^ Nevell (1997), pp. 27-29.
^ "History of Bollington, in Macclesfield and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Bollington CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Macclesfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Cheshire East Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Little Bollington Parish (13UG020)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

Bibliography

Nevell, Mike (1997). The Archaeology of Trafford. Trafford Metropolitan Borough with University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. pp. 27–29. ISBN 1-870695-25-9.

External links

Little Bollington Parish Meeting website

Media related to Little Bollington at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Little Bollington with Agden". Mapit. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[2011census-2] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Little Bollington Parish (E04010963)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[3] "Macclesfield Parish Officers Details". Macclesfield Borough Website. Retrieved 14 August 2007. Archived 11 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Pat Faulkner (2005). "Fairy Brow: Partial excavation of a bronze age barrow at Little Bollington". South Trafford Archaeological Group. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.

[Archaeology_of_Trafford-5] Nevell (1997), pp. 27-29.

[6] "History of Bollington, in Macclesfield and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[7] "Relationships and changes Bollington CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[8] "Macclesfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[9] "Cheshire East Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2001census-10] UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Little Bollington Parish (13UG020)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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-'''Little Bollington''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the unitary authority of [[Cheshire East]] and the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. The [[Bridgewater Canal]] runs through the western side of the parish from south-west to north, and [[Dunham Park]] lies to the north east of the parish, across the county border in [[Greater Manchester]].
+'''Little Bollington''' is a village and former [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Little Bollington with Agden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168124.html|title=Little Bollington with Agden|publisher=Mapit|accessdate=6 July 2023}}</ref> in the [[Cheshire East]] district, in the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]], England. The [[Bridgewater Canal]] runs through the western side and [[Dunham Massey|Dunham Park]] lies to the north east. The village is {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} west of [[Altrincham]], near the boundary with [[Greater Manchester]], which here follows the [[River Bollin]].
-According to the 2001 census, the population of the parish is 162.<ref name=2001census>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792638&c=Little+Bollington&d=16&e=15&g=429138&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Official 2001 Census Figures.] Retrieval Date: 14 August 2007.</ref> The parish is small, and so in place of the usual [[Parish councils in England|parish council]], the parish administration takes place via a [[parish meeting]].<ref>[http://www.macclesfield.gov.uk/standardpage.asp?pageid=10538 Macclesfield Parish Officers Details.] Macclesfield Borough Website. Retrieval Date: 14 August 2007.</ref>
+At the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]] the parish has a population of 170.<ref name=2011census>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04010963|title=Little Bollington Parish|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> In place of a [[Parish councils in England|parish council]], administration took place via a [[parish meeting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macclesfield.gov.uk/standardpage.asp?pageid=10538 |title=Macclesfield Parish Officers Details|publisher=Macclesfield Borough Website|access-date=14 August 2007}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411072618/http://www.macclesfield.gov.uk/standardpage.asp?pageid=10538 |date=11 April 2008}}</ref>
 ==History==
-At Fairy Brow in Little Bollington, there is evidence of [[Bronze Age]] activity. An archaeological dig by [[South Trafford Archaeological Group]] was carried out in 1983. The excavation uncovered an oval, Bronze Age burial pit. In the burial were cremated remains with a tanged knife, approximately 8&nbsp;cm long; the remains were [[radiocarbon dating|radio carbon dated]] to about 1500&nbsp;BC, the knife was most likely contemporary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bryan.burtonbj/fairy_brow.htm |author=Pat Faulkner |title=Fairy Brow: Partial excavation of a bronze age barrow at Little Bollington |publisher=[[South Trafford Archaeological Group]] |year=2005 |accessdate=2007-09-11}}</ref> According to the [[Domesday survey]] in 1086, the [[manorialism|manor]] of Little Bollington was held by the Saxon [[thegn]] Aelfward and later by the Norman [[Hamon de Mascy]]. The northern part of Little Bollington was in the medieval parish of [[Bowdon, Greater Manchester|Bowdon]].<ref name="Archaeology of Trafford">Nevell (1997), pp.&nbsp;27-29.</ref>
+At Fairy Brow in Little Bollington, there is evidence of [[Bronze Age]] activity. An archaeological dig by [[South Trafford Archaeological Group]] in 1983 uncovered an oval Bronze Age burial pit. In the burial were (unurned) cremated remains of an adult male; the remains were [[radiocarbon dating|radio carbon dated]] to 3435 (+/-35) bp. A tanged copper alloy knife dated 2000-1500 BC was with the cremated remains.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bryan.burtonbj/fairy_brow.htm |author=Pat Faulkner |title=Fairy Brow: Partial excavation of a bronze age barrow at Little Bollington |publisher=[[South Trafford Archaeological Group]] |year=2005 |access-date=2007-09-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502165319/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bryan.burtonbj/fairy_brow.htm |archive-date=2007-05-02 }}</ref> According to the [[Domesday survey]] in 1086, the [[manorialism|manor]] of Little Bollington was held by the Saxon [[thegn]] Aelfward and later by the Norman [[Hamon de Mascy]]. The northern part of Little Bollington was in the medieval parish of [[Bowdon, Greater Manchester|Bowdon]].<ref name="Archaeology of Trafford">Nevell (1997), pp.&nbsp;27-29.</ref>
+Bollington was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] in the parishes of Bowden and [[Rostherne]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3545|title=History of Bollington, in Macclesfield and Cheshire|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=6 July 2023}}</ref> in 1866 Bollington became a civil parish,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10106310|title=Relationships and changes Bollington CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=6 July 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 1974 the parish was renamed from "Bollington" to "Little Bollington",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/macclesfield.html|title=Macclesfield Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=6 July 2023}}</ref> on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with [[Agden, Cheshire East|Agden]] to form "Little Bollington with Agden".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/cheshire%20east.html|title=Cheshire East Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=13 October 2023}}</ref>
 ==Demography==
-As of the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK census]], Little Bollington had a total population of 162. For every 100 females, there were 100 males. The average household size was 2.22.<ref name=2001census/> Of those aged 16–74 in Little Bollington, 48.0% had no academic qualifications or one GCSE, similar to the figures for all of the former [[Macclesfield (borough)|Borough of Macclesfield]] (35.6%) and England (45.5%).<ref name="work&qual">{{cite web |title=Little Bollington civil parish work and qualifications |publisher = Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792638&c=Little+Bollington&d=16&e=15&g=429138&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1190634050787&enc=1&dsFamilyId=783 |accessdate=2007-09-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Macclesfield borough qualifications |publisher = Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276900&c=Macclesfield&d=13&e=16&g=428795&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1209137838915&enc=1&dsFamilyId=103 |accessdate=2008-04-25 }}</ref> According to the census, 0% were unemployed and 24.41% were economically inactive.<ref name="work&qual"/> 9.88% of the population were under the age of 16 and 11.73% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of Little Bollington was 47.83. 64.81% of residents described their health as 'good'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Little Bollington civil parish census data |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792638&c=Little+Bollington&d=16&e=15&g=429138&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1190634050787&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781 |accessdate=2007-09-24 }}</ref>
+At the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]], Little Bollington had a total population of 162. For every 100 females, there were 100 males. The average household size was 2.22. Of those aged 16–74 in Little Bollington, 48.0% had no academic qualifications or one GCSE, similar to the figures for all of the former [[Macclesfield (borough)|Borough of Macclesfield]] (35.6%) and England (45.5%). According to the census, 0% were unemployed and 24.41% were economically inactive. 9.88% of the population were under the age of 16 and 11.73% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of Little Bollington was 47.83. 64.81% of residents described their health as 'good'.<ref name=2001census>{{NOMIS2001|id=13UG020|title=Little Bollington Parish|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref>
+==See also==
+{{Portal|Cheshire}}
+*[[Listed buildings in Little Bollington]]
 ==References==
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+* [http://littlebollington.org Little Bollington Parish Meeting website]
+{{Commons category-inline|Little Bollington}}
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+{{authority control}}
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-[[Category:Civil parishes in Cheshire]]
+[[Category:Former civil parishes in Cheshire]]
+[[Category:Borough of Cheshire East]]

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