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  Great Lever shown within Greater Manchester |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | Bolton |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOLTON |
| Postcode district | BL3 |
| Dialling code | 01204 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Bolton South East |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
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Places of Interest
The parish church for the area is St. Michael's church. Currently under renovation it is now in its 155th year.
On Green Lane, two large pubs can be found, Southfields, an excellent pub and restaurant with its own tennis courts and grass land, and The Brooklyn, a large public house with its own bowling green, which were formally houses built for the mill owners. The Beehive Mill is still going today on Crescent Road, for mail orders. Great Lever has a park on Green Lane and is home to the Bolton Cricket club. Doe Hey reservoir is used for private fishing.
Education
Hayward secondary school is popular and has been performing well of late. Bishop Bridgeman CE Primary School, St. Michael's C of E primary school, Lever Edge, St William of York RC primary school and St. Simon and Judes provides education for under 11's. There are playcentres for very young children/toddlers.
People
Great Lever has people from many different backgrounds, including many from ethnic minorities. Residents find each other very friendly, and many are lucky enough to have good neighbours. There is great variety in the wealth of the local people, as reflected in the great variety of the house prices.
One of Great Lever's most famous sons is the footballer Albert Shepherd who had considerable success with Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United. Albert Shepherd (10 December 1885 &ndash 8 November 1929 was an English footballer. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon
Former Manchester City striker Paul Moulden owned a chip shop in the area and ex-Bolton player Roy Greaves ran a pub called Monteraze in the area for many years. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Paul Moulden (born 6 September 1967) is an English former footballer who played for Manchester City, Bournemouth,
Problems
Despite being a friendly neighbourhood, Great Lever has some problems, crime being one of the residents major concerns. Litter and traffic congestion are also concerns, as is so often the case in suburbs of a similar nature.
Most Great Lever residents are decent people but gang culture is a problem and young people known as "scallys" roam the streets.
Crime, as mentioned above, is the main problem. As there are many trees in the low-lying area, many homes aren't overlooked. Criminals can make quick exits to and from the numerous estates.
External links
- Great Lever Neighbourhood Management
- St Marks School and Church Flecher St Web site for ex pupils of St Marks with the history of surrounding workplaces and streets where many of the ex pupils and church goers worked and lived.
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