Kearsley is a town in the borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, and has a population of around 14,212 people. Kearsley lies 8 miles from Manchester and 5 miles from Bury, and was once considered a part of nearby Lancashire. The A666 from Manchester to Bolton passes through Kearsley.
The town was industrialised by 1752 when James Brindley solved drainage problems at the Wet Earth Colliery on the borders of Kearsley and Clifton. During the Industrial Revolution became home to a papermill, cotton mills, chemical works, an iron foundry, a quarry and 15 coal mines.
Average local house prices in Kearsley at the time of writing were £142,482, up 16% on the previous year. The majority of sales in Kearsley during the last year were semi-detached properties, selling for an average price of £146,636. Terraced properties sold for an average of £119,243, with detached properties selling for around £265,000.
Transport to and from Kearlsey supports the growing commuter population who travel out to Manchester and Bolton for work, with Kearsley railway station running as part of the local service heading northbound to Bolton and southbound to Manchester. Kearsley is on the main bus route from Bolton to Manchester. Kearlsey is home to four primary schools and one secondary school, and three small industrial estates which provide operation and office sites for local companies.
Prior to the coaling industry boom, in 1830 the town was described under the following explanation: “In this township is Kearsley Moor, an extensive common, under the surface of which there are many valuable coalmines”. It was this discovery which led to Kearsley becoming one of the most prominent coal mining towns in the area for a period of time. By 1900, this industry had disappeared again.
Today Kearsley has little industry, the one remaining mill is now a multi occupancy building housing retail and light engineering.
Local Authority: https://www.bolton.gov.uk/