Welcome to Halliwell Local History Society

Click on the photograph to tour Halliwell landmarks from the past. 

Halliwell is an area which lies roughly to the north of Bolton in Lancashire and is now just a suburb of that town with rather flexible boundaries depending on what suits the local authority on that particular day when some ‘grand initiative' is being proposed.  Up until the late 1800's, however, Halliwell was a Township in its own right and our Society bases its definition of Halliwell on the boundaries which existed then and had been so for many hundreds of years.

Halliwell Local History Society was formed in 1986 by a group of people who were intent on recording and keeping alive the history of the Halliwell Township. Our monthly meetings now attract on average 50+ regular members.  We also have members in all parts of the country and the world who receive our bi‑monthly magazine ‘The Little Piecer'.