Crankwood

Crankwood is a locality in Wigan, England. Crankwood is situated nearby to the hamlet Plank Lane, as well as near Bickershaw.

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Leigh and Bedford railway station and Plank Lane Lift Bridge.

West Leigh and Bedford railway station

Historic site

The West Leigh and Bedford railway station served the hamlet of Crankwood, the village of Abram, and the Plank Lane area of Leigh, England. Like many railways, the line passed between rather than through communities, with branches off to serve the key driver - goods, and in this area - coal.

Plank Lane Lift Bridge

Bridge

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pennington Flash Country Park

Park

Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pennington Flash Country Park is a 200-hectare country park located between Lowton and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abram and Lowton.

Abram

Village

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Abram is a village and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat land on the northeast bank of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 2 miles west of Leigh, 3 miles southeast of Wigan, and 14.5 miles west of Manchester.

Lowton

Town

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lowton is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is around 2 miles from Leigh, 7 miles south of Wigan and 12 miles west of Manchester city centre. Lowton is situated 1½ miles south of Crankwood.

Golborne

Town

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Golborne is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies 5 miles south-south-east of Wigan, 6 miles north-east of Warrington and 14 miles to the west of the city of Manchester. Golborne is situated 2 miles southwest of Crankwood.

Crankwood

Type: Locality
Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.49475° or 53° 29′ 41″ north

Longitude

-2.56696° or 2° 34′ 1″ west

Elevation

105 feet (32 metres)

Open location code

9C5VFCVM+W6

GeoNames ID

12261896

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