oceanographer born in Boothstown in March 1890. Footballer Ryan Giggs caused controversy in the mid-2000s when he bought a Victorian mansion on the outskirts of the village and demolished it to build a new house. The house was put on the market in 2019 with an asking price of £3.5m. Giggs' former team-mate David Beckham also owned a property in Worsley until 2014. See also Listed buildings in Worsley William Brereton (groom) References Notes Bibliography External links Eccles Parish Townships 1800 Photographs of the canal at Worsley Duke of Bridgewater Archive from the University of Salford site The Duke of Bridgewater's Underground Canal at Worsley Photos of "old" Worsley Worsley AAOR History of Worsley Towns in Greater Manchester Unparished areas in Greater Manchester Irwell Valley Geography of Salford