This was one of many stopping places on the way to the parish church at Farnworth.
The library is a Carnegie Library and celebrated its centenary on the 11th April 2011.
Those members include: William Farnworth Handley, John Handley Esq., his wife Martha Story Handley, his son John Handley Esq., and Benjamin Handley Esq.
Variants of the surname are Youd, Youde, and Yould, however Youds is not part of this group.The earliest record dates from 1679 when the name appears in Farnworth near Widnes, formerly in Lancashire.
Before 1847, the area now occupied by the town of Widnes consisted of the hamlets of Farnworth, Cronton, Appleton, and Upton; a few scattered houses; and areas of mostly marshy farmland.
The Guardians made use of the workhouses at Fletcher Street in Great Bolton and Goose Cote Hill in Turton until in 1861, when a purpose built union workhouse was opened at Fishpool in Farnworth.
This motorway service area was used in the filming of The Services, a pilot episode for the Farnworth-born comedian Peter Kay series That Peter Kay Thing, a spoof documentary of a day in the life of the services staff.
Before appearing in Hollyoaks, Farnworth appeared in the play The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
R. Assheton Cross M.P., during a service conducted by the Vicar of Farnworth on 8 October 1879.
The Urban Freestyler Extreme cast features 14 current or former world champions, including Steve Peat, Mouse, Geoff Swain, Tom Kirkman, Steve Colley and John Farnworth.