Little Hulton

The earliest remains from Little Hulton were excavated between 2006-2008 by Oxford Archaeology when the remains of Mesolithic flints and a small pit filled with fire-cracked stones were discovered. In addition a later Bronze Age roundhouse 7 m in diameter and several four post structures were found, dating to between 1480 cal BC and 1080 cal BC. Historically Little Hulton was a village in the ancient Deane parish with a chapel, sometimes called Peel Chapel. The chief manor was held by the Hultons at Hulton Park in Over Hulton. In the 13th century Peel or Wicheves, another district in the township, was owned by the Hultons who sold it to the Tyldesleys. Later it was owned by Edmund Fleetwood…