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10 Firwood Fold
10 Firwood Fold
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
Town or city	Bolton, Greater Manchester
Country	England
Coordinates	53°35′44″N 2°24′19″W / 53.595517°N 2.405319°W / 53.595517; -2.405319
Completed	16th century
Designations
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	10, Firwood Fold
Designated	22 April 1952
Reference no.	1388038

10 Firwood Fold is a 16th-century house in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade I listed building and was the birthplace of English inventor Samuel Crompton in 1753.

The Crompton family lived in the house until 1758, making a living from farming and weaving, before moving to rented quarters at nearby Hall i' th' Wood.

Gallery

• Stone panel in 10 Firwood Fold announcing that Samuel Crompton was born in the house on 3 December 1753.

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester
• Listed buildings in Bolton
• 15 Firwood Fold

References

1. Historic England, "10, Firwood Fold (1388038)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 January 2014
2. Gledhill, Dan (23 January 2018). "This listed cottage was once home to a pioneer of the Lancashire industrial revolution - and it could be yours". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
3. Bolton Council information board, Firwood Fold

v t e Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
Buildings	Astley Bridge Mill Bolton Town Hall Bolton Museum Bolton Steam Museum Bolton Union Mill Century Mill Eagley Mills Farnworth Town Hall 10 Firwood Fold 15 Firwood Fold Hall i' th' Wood Horwich Works Little Bolton Town Hall Kearsley Mill Lostock Hall Gatehouse Smithills Hall Swan Lane Mills Ye Olde Man & Scythe
Places of worship	All Souls Holy Trinity Church, Bolton Holy Trinity Church, Horwich St George's St James' St John the Evangelist's St Mary the Virgin's St Margaret's St Matthew's St Maxentius' St Patrick's St Peter's St Saviour's St Stephen and All Martyrs' St Thomas' Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Education	Bolton College Bolton Muslim Girls' School Bolton St Catherine's Academy Bolton School Bolton Sixth Form College Bolton TIC Canon Slade School Darul Uloom Bolton Essa Academy Harper Green School Kearsley Academy Ladybridge High School Little Lever School Mount St Joseph School Rivington and Blackrod High School St James's Church of England High School St Joseph's RC High School Sharples School Smithills School Thornleigh Salesian College Turton School University Collegiate School University of Bolton Westhoughton High School
Transportation	Bolton bus station Bolton Interchange Blackrod railway station Daisy Hill railway station Farnworth railway station Horwich Parkway railway station Kearsley railway station Lostock railway station Moses Gate railway station Westhoughton railway station
Shopping complexes	Bolton Market Hall Middlebrook
Sport and entertainment	Bolton Arena Bolton Little Theatre Octagon Theatre Toughsheet Community Stadium
Bridges	Prestolee Aqueduct Ringley Old Bridge
Others	Barrow Bridge Queen's Park Royal Bolton Hospital
Demolished	Bolton Royal Infirmary Burnden Park Chequerbent railway station Chequerbent railway station (1831) Daubhill railway station Grundy Hill Horwich railway station Lostock Junction Mills Westhoughton Mill
Lists	List of schools in Bolton List of mills in Bolton
Listed buildings in	Blackrod Bolton Farnworth Horwich Kearsley Little Lever South Turton Westhoughton

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