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| 385 Ainsworth | ||
Cockey they call it, not because folk here are cheeky, but the name comes from the Roman encampment of "Coccium" above the town. In Saxon times it became "Einulf's Enclosure" or Ainsworth. Presumably Einulf was too busy for a garden, yet instead of the typical muddy fields of winter we found ourselves walking on a lawn. How big is your lawn? At Old Holts they've got acres of the stuff, fields full in fact, which makes walking here a pleasure.
 LOCATION: Between Bury & Bolton START: B6196 Ainsworth. Park down track opposite church (Grid reference SD764103) DISTANCE: Four (or three) miles GRADE: Easy TIME: Two hours MAP: Explorer - Manchester & Salford or Explorer - West Pennine Moors Landranger 109 REFRESHMENTS: Ainsworth |
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