The Wallwork Family Of Swinton
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SWINTON AND PENDLEBURY HISTORY
Swinton and Pendlebury Crest
The name Swinton in Old English meant "a farmstead or place where pigs (swine) are kept". The name Pendlebury in Old English meant "manor house or fortified place by a hill". "Penn" is an old Celtic word meaning "Hill". Place names ending in "bury" indicate a fortified manor or stronghold.
Road names Of Old Swinton taken from a map 1750-1950
Bury Lane - Swinton Hall Road leading onto Bolton Road Jane Lane - Swinton Hall Road from Station Road to the bend leading to Bolton Road Burying Lane - Station Road Red Cat Lane - Moorside Road Dark Lane - Manchester Road from the height leading to Chorley Road Chorley Road the Hillock - Chorley Road from Worsley Road to Station Road Wigan Road - Chorley Road from Station Road onwards past Moorside Road Pratty Brow - Partington Lane Moor Lane - Worlsey Road Pendlebury Square - Bolton Road almost opposite Swinton Hall Road
All the coal pits have long gone.
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