Atherton ROC Post

Atherton ROC Post is a bunker in Bolton, England. Atherton ROC Post is situated near the forest The Firs, as well as near Rowan Tree Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Atherton railway station and Hag Fold railway station.

Atherton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Atherton railway station serves the town of Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the line between Wigan and Manchester on the Manchester to Southport Line; according to Office of Rail and Road figures, it is the third busiest station on the line after Manchester Victoria and Wigan Wallgate. Atherton railway station is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Atherton ROC Post.

Hag Fold railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hag Fold railway station is one of the local stations that lie on the Atherton line, between Wigan and Manchester, England. The station is located 13 miles west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern Trains services to these towns as well as Salford, Swinton, Walkden and Hindley. Hag Fold railway station is situated 1 mile west of Atherton ROC Post.

Chowbent Unitarian Chapel

Church

Photo: J3Mrs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chowbent Chapel is an active Unitarian place of worship in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1721 and is the oldest place of worship in the town. Chowbent Unitarian Chapel is situated 1 mile southwest of Atherton ROC Post.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Over Hulton and Atherton.

Over Hulton

Suburb

Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Over Hulton is a suburb of Westhoughton within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies 3.5 miles south west of Bolton.

Atherton

Town

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Atherton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, historically part of Lancashire. It is 5 miles south of Bolton, 7 miles east of Wigan, and 10 miles northwest of Manchester.

Tyldesley

Town

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Tyldesley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, eight miles southeast of Wigan and nine miles northwest of Manchester.

Atherton ROC Post

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.53493° or 53° 32′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.46821° or 2° 28′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C5VGGMJ+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8715518795

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Firs and Rowan Tree Primary School.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Spout Fold Farm and Newbrook Road/Woodlands Drive.

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