Platt Bridge
Platt Bridge is a settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 2 miles south of Wigan town centre along the spine of the A573 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Platt Bridge, Wigan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Newbridge Learning Community and HM Prison Hindley.
Newbridge Learning Community
School
Newbridge Learning Community is a Special Educational Needs School in Wigan for pupils who have emotional, behavioural or social difficulties. The school was formed from the merger of Kingshill Special School and Highlea School and opened in October 2008.
HM Prison Hindley
Prison
HM Prison Hindley is an adult male prison located in the village of Bickershaw in Greater Manchester, England and operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hindley and Worsley Mesnes.
Hindley
Town
Photo: Jhamez84, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hindley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is three miles east of Wigan and covers an area of 2,580 acres.
Worsley Mesnes
Suburb
Worsley Mesnes is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 11,974. Worsley Mesnes is situated 2 miles west of Platt Bridge.
Scholes
Suburb
Scholes is an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Scholes is immediately to the east of Wigan's town centre; separated from the commercial area by the River Douglas. Scholes is situated 2 miles north of Platt Bridge.
Platt Bridge
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.51804° or 53° 31′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.59931° or 2° 35′ 58″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
9C5VGC92+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 30416957OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Platt Bridge” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Platt Bridge”
- Dutch: “Platt Bridge”
- French: “Platt Bridge”
- Hungarian: “Platt Bridge”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Platt Bridge”
- Russian: “Платт-Бридж”
- Spanish: “Platt Bridge”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of Christ and Platt Bridge Post Office.
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