| Kearsley | |
|---|---|
 Kearsley looking north from St Stephen's Church tower | |
  Kearsley Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 14,212 (2011.Ward) |
| OS grid reference | SD755055 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOLTON |
| Postcode district | BL4 |
| Dialling code | 01204 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Kearsley (/ˈkɜːrzli/ KURZ-lee) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,212.[1] Within the Historic County of Lancashire, it lies 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Manchester, 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Bury and 3+3⁄4 miles (6 km) south of Bolton.
It is bounded to the west by Walkden, the east by Whitefield, the north by Farnworth and the south by Clifton.
Kearsley was a township in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Deane, in the Hundred of Salford. Kearsley Urban District was a local government authority from 1894 until 1974.[2] In 1933, part of Clifton was added to Kearsley Urban District. Part of Outwood, Radcliffe became part of Kearsley in line with the 1933 Lancashire Review.
- ^ "Bolton Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Kearsley UD through time. Census tables with data for the Local Government District". A vision of Britain through time.