Greenmount Village
Introduction
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Image: © David Dixon Taken: 27 Jun 2016
Historically a part of Lancashire, but now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, within Greater Manchester, Greenmount is 13 miles north of Manchester, 1 mile to the northeast of Tottington, and 2 miles to the south of Ramsbottom. The name Greenmount only came into existence in 1848 when the Sunday School was built. It was originally spelt Green Mount. At that time, Greenmount was, part of the outskirts of the village of Tottington. At first, people who lived near to the Sunday School included the name of Greenmount in their address and gradually this was extended to the surrounding area and so Greenmount became a village. The nineteenth century Church, with its distinctive spire and in its prominent position, was and still is the focal point of the village. The first service in the Green Mount Congregational (now Greenmount United Reformed) Church, was held on Sunday 24th February 1867 (http://www.greenmountvillage.org.uk/index_files/church_history.htm Green Mount Congregational Church: A Brief History). It is a grade II listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1163452 http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1163452&resourceID=5 Heritage Gateway). The village of Greenmount now has its own community web page http://www.greenmountvillage.org.uk/ .
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