URPoint Details
(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
The Church of St Luke originally 12th century, now mainly Decorated and Perpendicular Gothic, with 19th century restoration.
Location: 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southeast of Bolton, 4.3 miles south-west of Bury (7 km), and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northwest of Manchester
- Type:
- Landmark