Blackrod
Blackrod is a hill in Blackrod, Bolton, England and has an elevation of 528 feet. Blackrod is situated nearby to the locality Little Scotland, as well as near Scot Lane End.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackrod railway station and University of Bolton Stadium.
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.
University of Bolton Stadium
Stadium
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The Toughsheet Community Stadium is a football stadium in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, with an all-seated capacity of 28,723. University of Bolton Stadium is situated 2½ miles southeast of Blackrod.
Adlington railway station
Railway station
Adlington railway station serves the town of Adlington in Lancashire, England. It is a two-platform station on the Bolton - Chorley - Preston line, forming part of the Northern service link between Preston and Manchester via Bolton and Chorley.
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 northwest England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre, with an industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton and railways. Horwich is situated 1½ miles east of Blackrod.
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.
Standish
Village
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Standish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, near Junction 27 of the M6 motorway. Standish is situated 3½ miles west of Blackrod.
Blackrod
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 528 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Blackrod, Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.59466° or 53° 35′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.58574° or 2° 35′ 9″ westElevation
528 feet (161 metres)Open location code
9C5VHCV7+VPGeoNames ID
12615745
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