West Leigh and Bedford railway station
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.- Type: Historic site
- Description: railway station in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “West Leigh and Bedford Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plank Lane Lift Bridge and Pennington Flash Country Park.
Plank Lane Lift Bridge
Bridge
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plank Lane Lift Bridge is situated 2,700 feet east of West Leigh and Bedford railway station.
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. Pennington Flash Country Park is situated 1 mile southeast of West Leigh and Bedford railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bamfurlong and Golborne.
Bamfurlong
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bamfurlong is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Bamfurlong is situated 2 miles northwest of West Leigh and Bedford railway station.
Golborne
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 West Leigh and Bedford railway station.
Platt Bridge
Village
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. Platt Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of West Leigh and Bedford railway station.
West Leigh and Bedford railway station
- Categories: railway station, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.49532° or 53° 29′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.56897° or 2° 34′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C5VFCWJ+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 30431758OpenStreetMap feature
historic=railwayWikidata ID
Q23070974
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In Other Languages
“West Leigh and Bedford railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “West Leigh and Bedford”
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Highlights include Bickershaw Junction and Crank Wood.
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