The A6 meets the A575 ( for Worsley and Farnworth ) and B5232 ( for Boothstown ) at crossroads where the road is dual-carriageway as High Street.

Farnworth is within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.

Jim Cartwright ( born 27 June 1958 ) is an English dramatist, born at Farnworth, Lancashire, England.

Born in Farnworth, Bolton he is best known for his performances alongside comedian Peter Kay, and as the host of dating programme Take Me Out.

Mike Farnworth is a New Democratic Party politician from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.

Farnworth is considered a moderate within the BC NDP.

The Phoenix Club is a fictional working men's club in Farnworth near Bolton, and is the centerpiece of the acclaimed UK sitcom Phoenix Nights.

Frank Holmes Tyson ( born 6 June 1930 in Farnworth, near Bolton in Lancashire ) is an England cricketer of the 1950s who became a journalist and cricket commentator after he emigrated to Australia in 1960.

To the south-east of the station is Farnworth Tunnel, which has two single-track bores, although when built it had one double-track bore.

From Farnworth there is an hourly service northbound to Wigan Wallgate and southwards and eastwards to Rochdale via Manchester Victoria from early morning until early evening.

The station, opened by the CLC on 1 August 1873, was originally known as Farnworth ( Widnes ), Farnworth being at the time a village north of Widnes, but is now a northern suburb of the town.

John Farnworth, a freestyle footballer ; Alan Kelly, footballer who played for the Irish national team along with Preston North End ; Andrew Miller, who currently plays cricket for Warwickshire ( all of which were students at the local Catholic High School, St Cecilias RC High School ).

It meets the A5082 ( for Tyldesley and Farnworth ) at crossroads near

In 1837 Farnworth became part of the Bolton Poor Law Union which took responsibility for funding the Poor Law in that area.

He eventually came to prominence at Blackpool after falling foul of his headmaster over missing games for his school team ( Farnworth Grammar School ) due to a youth contract he had acquired with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Born at Marsh Hall Farm, Farnworth in Widnes, son of the mechanical engineer Charles Chadwick, he was the Chief Designer for the Avro Company and was responsible for practically all of their aeroplane designs.

The first known game for the new Farnworth and Appleton FC was in Widnes in January 1876 played under rugby rules against Northwich Victoria.

In 1837 Horwich joined with other townships and civil parishes to form the Bolton Poor Law Union and took joint responsibility for the administration and funding of the Poor Law in that area and built a workhouse in Farnworth.

In addition to campaigning for more government transparency regarding financial issues, the two candidates also supported keeping the carbon tax and eliminating the property transfer tax Filippelli again came in fourth place in his riding losing to Iain Black, while Williams came in fifth in his riding losing to Mike Farnworth of the New Democratic Party.

In 1500 he founded the Cuerdley Chapel which was added to the south aisle of St Luke's Church, Farnworth for the use of his tenants from Cuerdley.

He purchased land including a footpath from the village to the church to allow entry for his tenants by a separate door to avoid contact with the residents of Farnworth at the time of the plague.

From Manchester Victoria it goes through Salford Central, Salford Crescent and Clifton and then before reaching Bolton, it passes through Kearsley, Farnworth and Moses Gate following the Irwell Valley for much of the route.

Farnworth was originally elected in 1991, after serving three terms on Port Coquitlam's city council.

general election, Farnworth was the NDP candidate in the riding of Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain.

During the BC NDP leadership election to replace Carole James, Fleming supported Mike Farnworth, though Adrian Dix eventually won.

Bobby Joe and two or three of the other boys declared they had never been possum-hunting, and Uncle Bill Farnworth ( from Mama Albright's side of the family ) said he would just get up from there and take them, right then.

He attended Farnworth Grammar School, where Alan Ball, Jr. ( on whom Wolstenholme commentated in the 1966 World Cup Final ) was also a pupil some years later.

Bancroft was born at Farnworth, then a village in south Lancashire, in 1544.

His early education was at Farnworth grammar school which had been founded by bishop William Smyth who had also been born in the village.

* Foster, Alan, A History of Farnworth Church, its Parish and Village, 1981.

It continued using existing poorhouses at Fletcher Street and Turton but in 1856 started to build a new workhouse at Fishpool Farm in Farnworth.

In 1983, Bolton East was abolished and two new constituencies were created, Bolton North East, and Bolton South East covering most of the former Farnworth constituency.

Not long after she was made a peer on the advice of Edward Heath, as Baroness Young, of Farnworth in the County Palatine of Lancaster.

* A reference to Dosa occurs in the Tamil Sangam Literature Edward Farnworth mentions the first reference to Thosai in Tamil Sangam literature in the sixth century A. D.

Gerrard was born in Farnworth, Lancashire and educated at Manchester Grammar School and Wadham College, Oxford where he was awarded a BA degree in natural science in 1964.

Secondary School ( then a secondary modern school ) on Lucas Road ; Farnworth Grammar School on Manchester Road in Farnworth and Bolton Institute of Higher Education ( now the University of Bolton ), gaining a diploma in Management Services.

Born in Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, Maclean was the eldest son of John Maclean, a cordwainer originally of Kilmoluag, in the Inner Hebrides, and his wife Agnes Macmellin.

Peter Kay was born in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, to an English father, Michael John Kay ( 1948 – 1999 ), and an Irish mother, Margaret Deirdre O ' Neill, who comes from County Tyrone.

The first series was partly filmed at St Gregory's Social Club in Farnworth, Lancashire, where the exterior, hallways and function suite were all used.

Mond was born in Farnworth, Widnes, Lancashire, England, the younger son of Ludwig Mond, a chemist and industrialist of Jewish extraction who had emigrated from Germany, and his wife Frieda, née Löwenthal.

Baird was elected, defeating Liberal candidate Lee Farnworth by about 5, 000 votes.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Farnworth lies on the River Irwell and the River Croal, and according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 25, 264 people.

Farnworth derives from the Old English fearn, fern and worth an enclosure.

Farnworth was recorded as Farneworth and Farnewrth in 1278 and 1279 and Ffornword in a land survey of 1282.

Farnworth was originally a hamlet in Barton.