Walmersley is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

Historically in Lancashire, the name Walmersley is said to be derived from Old English, and translates as Waldmer's wood, or clearing.

[1] Once a rural village in the wilds, in recent decades, it has become a northern suburb of Bury.

The whole site is an excellent record of a small but important part of Walmersley, and illustrates generally well preserved elements of stone built ecclesiastical and industrial architecture from the mid to late 19th century.

Some of these buildings were severely damaged in a fire, suspected to have been deliberate by one party or another...this is disputed especially by those wanting to develop the land.

The parish contained several townships, one of which was called "Walmersley cum Shuttleworth".