Atherton
Atherton is a railway stop in Wigan, England. Atherton is situated nearby to the church St Philip, as well as near the reservoir The Lodge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Atherton railway station and Chowbent Unitarian Chapel.
Atherton railway station
Railway station
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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.
Chowbent Unitarian Chapel
Church
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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 2,500 feet southwest of Atherton.
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 4,000 feet northwest of Atherton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atherton and Over Hulton.
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 five miles south of Bolton, seven miles east of Wigan, and 10 miles northwest of Manchester.
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.
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
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.52906° or 53° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.47703° or 2° 28′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C5VGGHF+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 9706000727OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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