Jump to content

Rivington: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Undid revision 377381427 by Rovington (talk)as Rivington is a part of the council it is appropriate to be here
→‎Governance: The sentence to someone who did not know the area implied Rivi council 47 seats. Added name Chorley but cannot see why such detail about Chorley Council here.
Line 59: Line 59:
Rivington was a township in the [[ecclesiastical parish]] of [[Bolton le Moors]], in the [[Salford (hundred)|Salford hundred]] in Lancashire.<ref name="Genuki">{{Citation |url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Rivington/|title=Rivington|publisher= GenUKI|accessdate=2010-06-03}}</ref> It became part of the Chorley [[Poor Law Union]] which was formed in 1837 and took responsibility for the administration and funding of the [[Poor Law]] in that area.<ref name="Workhouse">{{Citation |url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Chorley/Chorley.shtml|title=Workhouse|publisher= Workhouses.org|accessdate=2010-06-04}}</ref> In 1866 Rivington became a [[civil parish]]. It became part of the [[Chorley]] Rural [[Sanitary District]] from 1875 to 1894, and part of the Chorley [[Rural District]] from 1894 to 1974.<ref name="VoB">{{Citation |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10377171|title=Relationships / unit history of Rivington |publisher= Vision of Britain|accessdate=2010-06-04}}</ref>
Rivington was a township in the [[ecclesiastical parish]] of [[Bolton le Moors]], in the [[Salford (hundred)|Salford hundred]] in Lancashire.<ref name="Genuki">{{Citation |url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Rivington/|title=Rivington|publisher= GenUKI|accessdate=2010-06-03}}</ref> It became part of the Chorley [[Poor Law Union]] which was formed in 1837 and took responsibility for the administration and funding of the [[Poor Law]] in that area.<ref name="Workhouse">{{Citation |url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Chorley/Chorley.shtml|title=Workhouse|publisher= Workhouses.org|accessdate=2010-06-04}}</ref> In 1866 Rivington became a [[civil parish]]. It became part of the [[Chorley]] Rural [[Sanitary District]] from 1875 to 1894, and part of the Chorley [[Rural District]] from 1894 to 1974.<ref name="VoB">{{Citation |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10377171|title=Relationships / unit history of Rivington |publisher= Vision of Britain|accessdate=2010-06-04}}</ref>


Since 1974, Rivington has been a civil parish of the [[Chorley (borough)|Borough of Chorley]]. Chorley Council comprises 47 councillors, elected for four year terms to represent wards in the borough. In May 2010 the constitution of the council was [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] had 27 seats, [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] 15 seats, Liberal Democrats 3 seats and Independents 2 seats. Rivington is part of the Heath Charnock and Rivington ward and in 2010 elected a Conservative councillor, Pat Case, CBE, who is deputy leader of the council.<ref name="dem">{{Citation |url=http://democracy.chorley.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1|title=Chorley Council, Democracy |publisher= Chorley Council|accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref> Chorley Council is part of the [[Lancashire County Council]] created in 1889 under the [[Local Government Act 1888]] and reconstituted under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. Rivington is part of the Chorley Rural East ward.<ref name="LCC">{{Citation |url=http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/council/councillors/councillorsAreas.asp#R|title=County Councillors by Local Community|publisher= Lancashire County Council|accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref>
Since 1974, Rivington has been a civil parish of the [[Chorley (borough)|Borough of Chorley]]. Chorley Council comprises 47 councillors, elected for four year terms to represent wards in the borough. In May 2010 the constitution of the Chorley council was [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] had 27 seats, [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] 15 seats, Liberal Democrats 3 seats and Independents 2 seats. Rivington is part of the Heath Charnock and Rivington ward and in 2010 elected a Conservative councillor, Pat Case, CBE, who is deputy leader of the council.<ref name="dem">{{Citation |url=http://democracy.chorley.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1|title=Chorley Council, Democracy |publisher= Chorley Council|accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref> Chorley Council is part of the [[Lancashire County Council]] created in 1889 under the [[Local Government Act 1888]] and reconstituted under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. Rivington is part of the Chorley Rural East ward.<ref name="LCC">{{Citation |url=http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/council/councillors/councillorsAreas.asp#R|title=County Councillors by Local Community|publisher= Lancashire County Council|accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref>


Rivington is part of the [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]] parliamentary constituency which elected [[Lindsay Hoyle]] as Member of Parliament for the Labour party at the 2010 General Election.<ref name="Election 2010">{{citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b09.stm|title=Election Results 2010 |publisher=bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2010-06-05|postscript=<!--none-->}}</ref>
Rivington is part of the [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]] parliamentary constituency which elected [[Lindsay Hoyle]] as Member of Parliament for the Labour party at the 2010 General Election.<ref name="Election 2010">{{citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b09.stm|title=Election Results 2010 |publisher=bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2010-06-05|postscript=<!--none-->}}</ref>

Revision as of 00:12, 6 August 2010

For other uses, see Rivington (disambiguation).
Rivington
Rivington Hall Barn
Population144 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceSD626144
Civil parish
  • Rivington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBOLTON
Postcode districtBL6
Dialling code01204
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire

Rivington is a small village and a civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It covers 2,538 acres.[1] It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) south east of Chorley and about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north west of Bolton. Rivington is situated on the fringe of the West Pennine Moors, at the foot of Rivington Pike.[2] According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 144.[3]

Life in the Middle Ages centred on the families that owned the manor in what was an isolated rural community. Agriculture, hand loom weaving, quarrying and mining occupied the few inhabitants until the middle of the 19th century. A chapel built before 1541 was replaced by the present church in 1666 and by 1703 Nonconformism led to the building of a Presbyterian church, now the Unitarian Chapel. A grammar school was founded by charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1556.

Construction of reservoirs for Liverpool Corporation in the mid 19th century led to the population decreasing when parts of the village were demolished and farmland flooded. William Lever bought the Rivington Hall estate at the turn of the 20th century and used his wealth to renovate the old barns and create a public park that is central to the village economy today.

History

Toponymy

The origin of the name Rivington is unclear, but is made up of three elements. The first element Riv- comes from either the rowan plants[4][5] or from the Old English word hreof meaning rough.[4][6] The second element -ing- usually referred to a place belonging to a person, but in the case of Rivington the element seems to have crept in over the years.[6] The last element comes from the Old English word tun meaning a farmstead or settlement.[4][6] Together the name Rivington may mean "a settlement in the rowans" or "a rough farmstead".[4][6]

Rivington has been recorded in many ways in earlier centuries, Rowinton, Rawinton, and Revington were used in 1202; Ruhwinton in 1212, Riuiton in 1226, Rowynton and Rouynton in 1278, Roynton in 1332, Rouyngton in 1400, Revyngton although rare, and Rovington and Ryvington from the 16th century.[4][6][7]

Early history

It is possible that settlements existed in the area around Rivington from the Bronze Age.[8] Arrowheads, a flint knife, scrapers and the remains of cremations were excavated from a Bronze Age cairn at Noon Hill in 1958 and 1963-64.[9] It is possible that Coblowe on the eastern bank of the Lower Rivington Reservior derives from the Old English hlaw, a hill, often denoting an ancient barrow or burial place.[10] Evidence for the existence of a settlement here in Anglo-Saxon times is found in the Rivington name and "Coblowe".

Manor

Rivington Hall

In 1212 the Pilkington family owned the majority of land in the Manor of Rivington and it became home to a junior branch of the family.[11] Robert Pilkington built the original Rivington Hall in the 15th century. His son, Richard, rebuilt the chapel and Richard’s son James Pilkington, was Bishop of Durham from 1560–1575 and founded Rivington Grammar School. The Manor remained in Pilkington ownership until 1605 after which the land passed to the Breres and Levers then the Andrews. A quarter of the manor was owned by the Lathoms and an eighth by the Shaws. In the eighteenth century disputes over rights to lead mines at Anglezarke resulted in the Shaws selling their estate to Lord Willoughby of Parham.[7] On the death of Hugh Willoughby the 15th Baron in 1765 the Shaws and Roscoes inherited his estates.[12]

In 1729 John Andrews bought the Breres' share of the manor and built the Pike tower in 1733. Robert Andrews rebuilt Rivington Hall in red brick in the Georgian style in 1774. After Andrew's death the property passed to his sister Hannah Maria Andrews who had married Robert Fletcher of Liverpool. Their daughter, Lucy married Woodhouse Crompton in 1834 and their descendants remained resident at the hall until 1910.[7] In 1900 the Cromptons sold their interest in the manor and estate of 2,100 acres to William Hesketh Lever."[7] The Rivington Hall estate was acquired by compulsory purchase by Liverpool Corporation in 1902. Lever Park, a 360 acre country park, is owned by United Utilities.[13]

Industries

Foundations of a building that was perhaps a mill are to be found opposite Mill Hill Cottages next to where a possible mill pond was shown on the 1848 first edition Ordnance Survey map, the site is known as Mill Dam Wood. Milne and Milne Hill are mentioned in a deed of 1544[14] and another in 1611.[15]

Until the 19th century Rivington was a rural village built around what is now the village green, its inhabitants were employed on scattered local farms, sheep farming, in local quarries, or the small coal mines on Winter Hill and hand loom weaving in their own homes.[1][7]

At Tiger's Clough, in the valley of the River Douglas close to the boundary with Horwich, the Knoll Bleachworks and a calico-printing works were operating before 1800.[7] They were demolished by Liverpool Corporation in the 1860s.[16]

Reservoirs

Upper Rivington Reservoir with Winter Hill and Rivington Pike

Rivington was dramatically changed by the construction of the Anglezarke, Upper Rivington, Lower Rivington and Yarrow reservoirs which were built to provide the citizens of Liverpool with a safe, clean water supply. Nine properties in the valley were demolished before building began. The original `Rivington Pike Scheme' which is in use today, was undertaken by Thomas Hawksley between 1850 and 1857. The scheme was to construct five reservoirs and a water treatment works at the south end of Lower Rivington with a 17-mile pipeline to storage reservoirs at Prescot. Water from two higher level reservoirs, Rake Brook and Lower Ruddlesworth, was carried south in `The Goit', a man-made channel connecting them to the reservoirs. Liverpool Corporation expanded the scheme in 1856, to include High Bullough Reservoir, built in 1850 by J. F. Bateman, undertaking to supply water to Chorley. The scheme was further expanded by the construction of the Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir in 1867-75 by Thomas Duncan and Joseph Jackson.[17] Yarrow Reservoir was begun in 1867 and designed by Thomas Duncan, the Liverpool Borough Engineer.[18]

In 1900 Liverpool Corporation attempted to acquire the entire area for its water supply and proposed demolishing the whole village. Some buildings were protected and others left vulnerable in an Act of Parliament known as the Liverpool Corporation Act 1902.[19] This act allowed the corporation to acquire by compulsory purchase properties in the west of the village, including the "Black-a-Moors Head" public house and New Hall, and demolish them between 1902 and 1905. The result was the small settlement that has remained largely unchanged to this day.

Governance

Rivington was a township in the ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors, in the Salford hundred in Lancashire.[20] It became part of the Chorley Poor Law Union which was formed in 1837 and took responsibility for the administration and funding of the Poor Law in that area.[21] In 1866 Rivington became a civil parish. It became part of the Chorley Rural Sanitary District from 1875 to 1894, and part of the Chorley Rural District from 1894 to 1974.[22]

Since 1974, Rivington has been a civil parish of the Borough of Chorley. Chorley Council comprises 47 councillors, elected for four year terms to represent wards in the borough. In May 2010 the constitution of the Chorley council was Conservatives had 27 seats, Labour 15 seats, Liberal Democrats 3 seats and Independents 2 seats. Rivington is part of the Heath Charnock and Rivington ward and in 2010 elected a Conservative councillor, Pat Case, CBE, who is deputy leader of the council.[23] Chorley Council is part of the Lancashire County Council created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 and reconstituted under the Local Government Act 1972. Rivington is part of the Chorley Rural East ward.[24]

Rivington is part of the Chorley parliamentary constituency which elected Lindsay Hoyle as Member of Parliament for the Labour party at the 2010 General Election.[25]

Geography

To the east of Rivington are Rivington Pike and the West Pennine Moors, to the west the flatter land of the Lancashire Plain. To the south of the village lies Lever Park, a landscaped park. Rivington is north of Horwich and Bolton and to the south of Anglezarke Moor and Yarrow Reservoir. To the west of the village is a wide shallow valley containing the Anglezarke, Upper and Lower Rivington. Rivington is accessed from the west by a road on top of the 267m long Horrobin Embankment, a dam that separates the Upper and Lower Rivington reservoirs.[18] The River Douglas and the River Yarrow have their sources on Winter Hill, the Douglas flows in a southwest direction forming part of the southern boundary, the Yarrow forms the northern boundary.[7] In 1901 the area of the township was 2,768 acres (11.20 km2), the reservoirs and filter beds occupied 275 acres (1.11 km2).[26]

The underlying geology is Millstone Grit overlaid with coal measures. Gritstone was quarried for building stone in the area. Around Rivington are chalybeate springs and in Dean Wood is a waterfall with a descent of 32 feet.[1]

Demography

In 2001, 144 people lived in Rivington, 63 males and 81 females. There were 48 households of which 34 lived in detached houses and 14 lived in terraced or semi-detached properties. Most households, 60%, were owner occupied and the rest privately rented. The mean age of the population was 53.4 years. The average distance travelled to work by employed persons was 20.5 km.[3]

Population change

Population changes in Rivington since 1801
Year Population % change Year Population % change Year Population % change
1801 519 – 1871 531 +43.9 1941 N/A —
1811 526 +1.3 1881 330 −37.9 1951 148 —
1821 583 +10.8 1891 373 +13.0 1961 148 no change
1831 537 −7.9 1901 421 +12.9 1971 128 −13.5
1841 471 −12.3 1911 250 −40.6 1981 N/A —
1851 412 −12.5 1921 228 −8.8 1991 130 —
1861 369 −10.4 1931 236 +3.5 2001 144 +10.8
Sources: Local population statistics.[27] • Rivington SubD Population.[28] • Rivington CP/Ch Population.[29] • Chorley Borough 2001 Population Census Report.[30]

Economy

In the 19th century farming became less economic when construction of the reservoirs reduced the amount of agricultural land in the village, the weaving industry was mechanised, the small mines closed and the population declined further when properties in the village were demolished in the early 1900s.[8] Agriculture, mainly sheep farming, still continues although on a small scale. Tourism at Rivington began in Victorian times when the area was known as the little lake district. Rivington became a popular destination when Lever Park opened in 1904. From the late Victorian period until the mid twentieth century tourists from Bolton travelled on day trips by tram along Chorley New Road and then onto Rivington on foot. Today thousands of visitors are attracted to the village, Rivington Pike, Lever Park and the terraced gardens every year making tourism the greatest source of income in the area.[8]

Transport

Rivington is to the east to the M61 motorway which connects Preston and the M6 to the north with the M60 and the Greater Manchester conurbation to the south. The nearest access is at Junction 6.

The arrival of the Manchester and Bolton Railway's extension to Preston and opening of Blackrod railway station in 1841 brought visitors to the area. The line remains open with stations at Blackrod and Horwich Parkway giving access to Bolton, Manchester, Chorley and Preston.[31] The nearest places served by a regular bus service are Horwich to the south and Adlington to the west which are served by buses between Bolton and Chorley or Preston.

Education

Rivington & Blackrod High School

The charter of foundation for Rivington Grammar School was granted to James Pilkington by Queen Elizabeth I in 1566. The school opened in 1575 and was rebuilt in 1714. Blackrod Grammar School was founded in 1568. The schools combined in 1875 and in 1882 Rivington & Blackrod Grammar School opened on its present site at the south of the township, close to the boundary with Horwich. The school is now Rivington and Blackrod High School, a Specialist Technology College which focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. Year Seven students occupy the former Horwich County Secondary School.[32] The old grammar school building is now occupied by Rivington Foundation Primary School. [33] [34]

Religion

Rivington Church

Rivington was a chapelry in the parish of Bolton le Moors until it became a parish in its own right in 1856. Rivington Church is built on a hill known as 'chapel croft'.[35] An earlier chapel on this site was named in a deed by Margaret Pilkington and her son Robert in 1476.[7] The parochial chapelry covered Rivington and the surrounding areas of Anglezarke, Hemshaws and Foulds.[7] The early 16th century chapel was rebuilt in 1666 and altered and restored in late 19th century.[36] It is a small plain building built in sandstone with a bell turret. It is an Anglican church and is unusual in that it is not dedicated to any saint or martyr and is simply referred to as 'Rivington Church'.[37]

Rivington Unitarian Chapel was built with a bellcote of local stone in 1703. Originally founded as a Presbyterian church, it is now of Unitarian in faith and form of worship.[38] The chapel which retains its box pews was restored in 1990.[39] Both churches are listed buildings and active places of worship.

Landmarks

Rivington conservation area

There are eight listed properties in the Rivington conservation area, nearly half the houses in the village. Listed buildings include the former vicarage, the Manse House and a row of cottages, one of which was the post office, two rows of cottages at Mill Hill and Pilkingtons Farmhouse all of which are private residences. Rivington Church and the Unitarian Chapel are active places of worship and the former grammar school is now a primary school.[8][40]

Outside the village centre, the Georgian Rivington Hall, the adjacent Hall Barn and Great House Barn which is possibly a tithe barn are all listed buildings.[41][42] Great House Farm now houses an information centre.[43]

Lever Park

The Pigeon Tower, Lever Park

Lever Park on the east bank of the Lower Rivington reservoir is named after William Lever, Lord Leverhulme,[44] who bought the estate in 1899 and gifted 360 acres land to the people of his native Bolton as a public park. Under the terms of a compulsory purchase order, the Liverpool Corporation Act 1902 allowed William Lever to continue with plans to lay out Lever Park at his own expense and he maintained it during his lifetime. The park opened in 1904 and contained a boating lake, a zoo, tree lined avenues and a network of footpaths. Later a scale replica of Liverpool Castle was built at Coblowe Hillock near the Lower Rivington Reservoir.[45] Lodges were built at the entrances to the estate including Stone House Lodge at the main driveway.

"Roynton Cottage", originally a single-storey wooden bungalow, and its extensive gardens were the private property of William Lever used for weekend visits and entertaining, high on the hillside below Rivington Pike.[46][47] The bungalow was destroyed in an arson attack by suffragette, Edith Rigby, on 8 July 1913.[48] Its replacement was built of stone. Thomas Mawson designed the 45 acre gardens between 1905 and 1922.[49] The private gardens contained terraces and a pool, a Japanese lake and pagoda, Italian-style gardens, the seven arched bridge and the Pigeon Tower with Lady Leverhulme's sewing room on the top floor.[50] After Lever's death Roynton Cottage was acquired by the Bolton brewer, John Magee. During the Second World War the Bungalow was requisitioned to be used as s billet for troops and nissen huts were erected in the grounds. After the war the site was acquired by Liverpool Corporation who decided to demolish the building.

In 1974 the park and gardens passed to the North West Water Authority, later United Utilities, and are maintained as a public park.[51] The listed historic landscape of Lever Park now forms part of Rivington County Park and is used for recreation.

Listed buildings

There are a number of Listed buildings in Rivington, most of which have Grade II, but two have the higher Grade II* status. They are spread throughout the village, Lever Park and include the tower on top of Rivington Pike.[52][53]

Sport

The Rivington Pike Fell Race has been held on Easter Saturday since 1892. The fell race originally started from the Horwich railway works, but since 1930 from the park entrance at Lever Park Avenue. It now attracts around 400 runners. The course is 3.25 miles (5.2 km) and there is a 700 feet (213 m) ascent.[54][55]

The area of Rivington and Anglezarke was the location of the 2002 Commonwealth Games Mountain Biking competition.[56] The area is well used by hikers and hillwalkers.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rivington or Rovington", A Topographical Dictionary of England, British History Online, pp. 676–679, 1848, retrieved 2010-06-04 {{citation}}: |author-first= missing |author-last= (help); Unknown parameter |author last= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Rivington Township Boundaries, GenUKI, retrieved 2010-06-06
  3. ^ a b Rivington CP (Parish), Office for National Statistics, retrieved 2010-06-30
  4. ^ a b c d e Smith 1989, p. 4
  5. ^ Rivington, bolton.org.uk, retrieved 2010-06-02
  6. ^ a b c d e Billington 1982, pp. 68–69
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Farrer & Brownbill 1911, pp. 286–294 Cite error: The named reference "farrer1911" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b c d "Rivington Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Proposals" (PDF). Chorley Council. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  9. ^ Noon Hill, Pastscape, retrieved 2010-07-16
  10. ^ Irvine 1904, p. xv
  11. ^ Horrox, Rosemary (2004), "Pilkington family (per. c.1325–c1500), gentry (subscription required)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 27 June 2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ Shaw 1940, pp. 133–134
  13. ^ Environment & Community Rivington, United Utilities, retrieved 2010-06-03
  14. ^ Pilkington 1912, p. 241
  15. ^ Pilkington 1912, p. 255
  16. ^ Lane 2008, p. 12
  17. ^ Rivington Reservoirs, Pastscape, retrieved 2010-06-17
  18. ^ a b Rivington Reservoirs (main scheme), Engineering Timelines, retrieved 2010-06-04
  19. ^ "Liverpool Corporation Act, 1902" (PDF). Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI). Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  20. ^ Rivington, GenUKI, retrieved 2010-06-03
  21. ^ Workhouse, Workhouses.org, retrieved 2010-06-04
  22. ^ Relationships / unit history of Rivington, Vision of Britain, retrieved 2010-06-04
  23. ^ Chorley Council, Democracy, Chorley Council, retrieved 2010-06-02
  24. ^ County Councillors by Local Community, Lancashire County Council, retrieved 2010-06-02
  25. ^ Election Results 2010, bbc.co.uk, retrieved 2010-06-05
  26. ^ Smith, 1984 & p.40
  27. ^ Tatton, Pauline. Local population statistics 1801-1986, Bolton Central Library Archives, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton.
  28. ^ Rivington SubD Population. A vision of Britain through time. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  29. ^ Rivington CP/Ch. Population. A vision of Britain through time. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  30. ^ Chorley Borough 2001 Population Census Report. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  31. ^ Horwich Parkway (HWI), National Rail, retrieved 2010-06-30
  32. ^ Welcome to Rivington & Blackrod High School, Rivington and Blackrod High School, retrieved 24 April 2008
  33. ^ Rivington Foundation Primary School, LancashireCounty Council, retrieved 2010-06-03
  34. ^ Schools, Adlington Information, retrieved 2010-06-03
  35. ^ Rivington Churches, rivington-lancashire.com, retrieved 2010-06-10
  36. ^ Rivington Church, Lancashire Online Parish Clerks, retrieved 2010-06-10
  37. ^ Rivington Church, GenUKI, retrieved 2010-06-03
  38. ^ Rivington Chapel, GenUKI, retrieved 2010-06-03
  39. ^ Rivington Unitarian Chapel, Unitarian.org, retrieved 2010-06-04
  40. ^ "Map of Conservation Area" (PDF). Chorley Council. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  41. ^ "Listed buildings". Chorley Council. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  42. ^ "List of listed buildings" (PDF). Chorley Council. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  43. ^ Rivington Information Centre, United Utilities, retrieved 2010-06-20
  44. ^ Smith 1984, p. 22
  45. ^ Lever Park, Rivington, Parks and Gardens UK, retrieved 2010-06-06
  46. ^ Smith 1984, p. 22
  47. ^ Waymark 2009, p. 80
  48. ^ Preston's Blue Plaques, Edith Rigby (pdf), Preston Council, retrieved 2010-06-21
  49. ^ Smith 1984, p. 40
  50. ^ Waymark 2009, pp. 77–81
  51. ^ Rivington Gardens, Parks and Gardens UK, retrieved 2010-06-06
  52. ^ Listed Buildings in Rivington, Listed Buildings Online, retrieved 2010-06-21
  53. ^ Chorley Borough Council Listed Buildings, Chorley Council, retrieved 2010-06-21
  54. ^ Running Diary, Running Diary, retrieved 2010-06-02
  55. ^ Cornthwaite grabs success at Rivington Pike Fell Race, Lancashire Telegraph, retrieved 2010-06-02
  56. ^ 2002 Commonwealth Games, TheCGF, retrieved 2010-06-04

Bibliography

  • Billington, W.D. (1982), From Affetside to Yarrow, Ross Anderson Publications, ISBN 0-86360-003-4
  • Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1911), "Rivington", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5, British History Online, retrieved 2010-06-04
  • Irvine, William Fergusson (1904), A short history of the township of Rivington, Edinburgh: Ballantyne Press, retrieved 2010-06-21
  • Lane, Dave (2008), Winter Hill Scrapbook, Lulu, ISBN 9781409220688
  • Pilkington, James (1912), The History of the Pilkington family and its branches, from 1066 to 1600 (Third ed.), Liverpool: C. Tinley & Co. Ltd, retrieved 2010-06-21
  • Shaw, Ronald Cunliffe (1940), The Records of a Lancashire Family from the XIIth to the XXth Century [On the Shaw family. With plates and genealogical tables.], Preston: Guardian Press
  • Smith, M.D. (1984), Leverhulme's Rivington: the story of the Rivington 'Bungalow', Nelson Brothers Printers, ISBN 0-9508772-1-2 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |locaton= ignored (help)
  • Smith, M.D. (1989), Rivington, Lancashire, Nelson Brothers Printers Limited, ISBN 0 9508772 8 X
  • Waymark, Janet (2009), Thomas Mawson: Life, Gardens and Landscapes, Frances Lincoln, ISBN 9780711225954
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rivington.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rivington&oldid=377395406"