Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close
Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close is a bus stop in Wigan, England. Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close is situated nearby to the community center Pennington Wharf Community Hub, as well as near Plank Lane Lift Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plank Lane Lift Bridge and West Leigh and Bedford railway station.
Plank Lane Lift Bridge
Bridge
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plank Lane Lift Bridge is situated 680 feet southeast of Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close.
West Leigh and Bedford railway station
Historic site
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. West Leigh and Bedford railway station is situated 2,200 feet west of Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close.
Leigh Sports Village
Stadium
Photo: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh Sports Village is a multi-use sports, retail and housing development in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. The centrepiece of the development is a 12,000-capacity stadium which is home to professional rugby league team Leigh Leopards, the Manchester United Women's senior team, and Manchester United's men's Under-21 and Academy teams. Leigh Sports Village is situated 1¼ miles east of Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leigh and Golborne.
Leigh
Town
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh is a town in the Wigan district, in Greater Manchester, England, on low-lying land northwest of Chat Moss. It is situated approximately 6 miles southeast of Wigan and 11 miles west of Manchester city centre. Leigh is situated 1½ miles east of Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close.
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 Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close.
Bedford
Suburb
Bedford is a suburb of Leigh, in the Wigan district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It was one of three ancient townships, Bedford, Pennington and Westleigh, that merged in 1875 to form the town of Leigh. Historically, Bedford was in Lancashire. Bedford is situated 2½ miles east of Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close.
Crankwood Road/Briscoe Close
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.49425° or 53° 29′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.55892° or 2° 33′ 32″ westNetwork
TfGMOpen location code
9C5VFCVR+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 9814218930OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pennington Wharf Community Hub and Pennington Wharf Childrens Park.
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