Worsley
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Worsley is a village in Greater Manchester, England, historically significant as a coal-mining and canal hub central to the early Industrial Revolution.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Worsley Delph | 1 |
| Worsley Green | 1 |
| Worsley Packet House | 1 |
| Worsley Urban District Council | 1 |
| Worsley and Eccles South | 1 |
| Worsley, Lancashire, England | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bridgewater Trustees
ⓘ
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ |
| category |
Geography of the City of Salford
ⓘ
Industrial Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Industrial Revolution in England
Villages in Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| coalMinedFrom |
Lancashire
ⓘ
surface form:
Lancashire Coalfield
|
| country | England ⓘ |
| developedBy | Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ |
| dialCode | 0161 ⓘ |
| distanceToManchesterCityCentre | approximately 6 miles west ⓘ |
| governingBody | Salford City Council ⓘ |
| hasCanal | Bridgewater Canal ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory | transition from industrial village to commuter suburb ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canal basin
ⓘ
underground canal system for coal transport ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | designated conservation area ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Worsley Court House
ⓘ
Worsley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Worsley Green
|
| hasRecreationalUse | leisure boating on Bridgewater Canal ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite | St Mark’s Church, Worsley ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
St Mark’s Church, Worsley
ⓘ
Worsley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Worsley Delph
Worsley Old Hall ⓘ Worsley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Worsley Packet House
|
| historicalEraOfGrowth |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
canal transport hub
ⓘ
coal-mining centre ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Lancashire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bridgewater Canal
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ role in the early Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater Manchester
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Manchester ⓘ |
| metropolitanBorough |
Salford
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Salford
|
| OSGridReference | SJ735005 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salford
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Salford
|
| partOfConstituency |
Worsley
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Worsley and Eccles South
|
| postcodeDistrict | M28 ⓘ |
| postTown |
Manchester
ⓘ
surface form:
MANCHESTER
|
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| transport |
A580 East Lancashire Road nearby
ⓘ
M60 motorway ⓘ
surface form:
M60 motorway nearby
|
| waterwayUsedFor | transport of coal from local mines ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Worsley Green
this entity surface form:
Worsley Delph
this entity surface form:
Worsley Packet House
this entity surface form:
Worsley, Lancashire, England
this entity surface form:
Worsley and Eccles South
this entity surface form:
Worsley Urban District Council