Rupert Street
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Rupert Street
Image: © philandju Taken: 17 Apr 2022
The street is so named because, on 28th May 1644 during the English civil war, Royalist forces commanded by Prince Rupert marched on parliamentarian Bolton from their camp around this area. The resulting bloody battle allegedly saw some 1600 Bolton residents killed and the naming of the conflict as the Bolton Massacre.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.560466
Longitude
-2.429461