Bolton ghost stories

Bolton Parish Church

Bolton Parish Church: Bolton’s Sacred Haunt of Phantoms

Bolton Parish Church, officially St. Peter’s, stands on Churchgate, its roots tracing to a Saxon chapel rebuilt in Gothic splendor by 1871. A Grade II* listed sentinel, it served Bolton’s faithful through plagues and the cotton rush, its tower a landmark over the moors. Still active today, its sacred past tolls Bolton ghost stories that

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Deane Church Bolton

Deane Church Bolton’s Ancient Spire of Spirits

Deane Church, perched on Junction Road in Bolton, traces its roots to the 12th century as St. Mary’s, a Norman chapel reborn in 1450 with a Gothic tower. A Grade II* listed relic, it served Bolton’s faithful through plagues, wars, and the cotton boom, its graveyard sprawling with weathered stones. Restored in the 19th century,

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The Ye Olde Man and Scythe

The Ye Olde Man and Scythe Bolton’s Ancient Pub of Phantoms

The Ye Olde Man and Scythe, tucked on Churchgate in Bolton, claims roots back to 1251, making it one of England’s oldest pubs. Rebuilt in 1636 after earlier incarnations, its black-and-white timber frame served ale to medieval merchants and Civil War soldiers alike. Tied to the brutal 1644 Bolton Massacre, it’s infamous as the execution

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