Atherton

Atherton is a railway stop in Wigan, England. Atherton is situated near the church St Philip, as well as near Rowan Tree Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 2,200 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 3,600 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 5 miles south of Bolton, 7 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 transport
Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.52916° or 53° 31′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.47873° or 2° 28′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C5VGGHC+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9706042049

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Philip and St Philip’s CofE Primary School, Atherton.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Far Pavilion and Bolton Road/Atherton Station (Stop A).

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