Blackrod Castle Croft

Blackrod Castle Croft is a castle in Blackrod, Bolton, England. Blackrod Castle Croft is situated nearby to Blackrod railway station, as well as near Red Moss.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blackrod railway station and Red Moss.

Blackrod railway station

Railway station

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Blackrod railway station serves the towns of Blackrod and Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is 6.5 miles north west of Bolton railway station. It is just 1+1⁄4 miles from the town centre of Horwich - closer than Horwich Parkway station. Blackrod railway station is situated 1,500 feet east of Blackrod Castle Croft.

Red Moss

Red Moss is a mossland in Greater Manchester, located south of Horwich and east of Blackrod. This is a national Site of Special Scientific Interest in the United Kingdom, due to its biodiversity and undisturbed character.

Rivington Water Treatment Works

Waterworks

Rivington Water Treatment Works is a water treatment plant in Rivington, Lancashire, England. It is located below the Lower Rivington Reservoir, the last in the Rivington chain of reservoirs. Rivington Water Treatment Works is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Blackrod Castle Croft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horwich and Middlebrook.

Horwich

Town

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Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in the North-West of England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways.

Middlebrook

Suburb

Middlebrook is a suburb that spans the boundaries of Horwich and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The name Middlebrook is derived from the watercourse the Middle Brook which starts at Red Moss, the mossland south of Horwich. Middlebrook is situated 2 miles east of Blackrod Castle Croft.

Wingates

Suburb

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Wingates is a small settlement located in the town of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The name is believed to mean 'a gate for the wind', and it seems likely as this is in an exposed position above Westhoughton. Wingates is situated 3 miles southeast of Blackrod Castle Croft.

Blackrod Castle Croft

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Blackrod, Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.59123° or 53° 35′ 28″ north

Longitude

-2.57677° or 2° 34′ 36″ west

Elevation

482 feet (147 metres)

Open location code

9C5VHCRF+F7

GeoNames ID

6287858

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