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Heaton

HEATON, a township, in the parish of Deane, union of Bolton, hundred of Salford, S. division of Lancashire, 2½ miles (W. by N.) from Bolton; containing 713 inhabitants. In the 32nd of Edward I., Richard de Hulton had a charter of free warren in his demesne lands here. The township comprises 1630 acres; it is bounded on the south by the Croal rivulet, and the road from Bolton to Chorley passes through its northern part. Coal, slate, and stone are abundant. The property belongs exclusively to H. Tempest, Esq.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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