Portland Basin

Portland Basin is a river in , . Portland Basin is situated nearby to the town , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ashton-under-Lyne railway station and Stalybridge railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
serves the town of , in , England. It lies on the Huddersfield Line 6½ miles east of Manchester Victoria and is operated by Northern Trains.

Railway station
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
serves the town of , in , England. It lies on the Huddersfield Line, 7+1⁄2 miles east of Manchester Piccadilly and 8+1⁄4 miles east of Manchester Victoria. The station is managed by TransPennine Express.

Railway station
Photo: Whohe!, CC BY-SA 3.0.
serves the area of , in , England. It lies 4+3⁄4 miles east of Manchester Piccadilly, on both the Glossop Line and the Hyde loop of the Hope Valley Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tameside and Oldham.

Photo: Zboralski, CC0.
is a conurbation on the east side of , with Ashton-under-Lyne its main town. Its visitor attractions reflect its role as a junction of the canal network, which revolutionised industry and transport in the 19th century.

Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former textile town in , 7 miles northeast of city centre in the foothills of the Pennines. The main reason to visit is to explore the villages and valleys leading into the Pennines. In 2024 the population was 205,500.

Suburb
is a locality and urban/suburban area the town of , in , . It is located to the south of Oldham town centre and is contiguous with other areas of Oldham including , , Hollins, and Primrose Bank.

Portland Basin

Latitude
53.4826° or 53° 28′ 58″ north
Longitude
-2.0997° or 2° 5′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C5VFWM2+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146462797
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
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Satellite Map

Discover Portland Basin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Portland Basin Museum and Industrial Chimney.

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