Bedford Colliery/Gin Pit Colliery
Bedford Colliery/Gin Pit Colliery is a mine in Wigan, England. Bedford Colliery/Gin Pit Colliery is situated nearby to The Centre Post Office, as well as near the recreation area Higher Folds Sports and Social Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tyldesley Little Theatre and St George’s Church.
Tyldesley Little Theatre
Theater building
Tyldesley Little Theatre is a small theatre in Lemon Street, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, England. It is the home of a local amateur dramatic society, which mounted its first production at the theatre in 1921. Tyldesley Little Theatre is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Bedford Colliery/Gin Pit Colliery.
St George’s Church
Church
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St George's Church is an Anglican parish church serving Tyldesley and Shakerley in Greater Manchester, England. It is part of Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford and the diocese of Manchester. St George’s Church is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Bedford Colliery/Gin Pit Colliery.
Bedford Colliery
Mine
Bedford Colliery, also known as Wood End Pit, was a coal mine on the Manchester Coalfield in Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire, England. The colliery was owned by John Speakman, who started sinking two shafts on land at Wood End Farm in the northeast part of Bedford, south of the London and North Western Railway's Tyldesley Loopline in about 1874. Bedford Colliery is situated 2,500 feet west of Bedford Colliery/Gin Pit Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyldesley and Bedford.
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.
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.
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.
Bedford Colliery/Gin Pit Colliery
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.50535° or 53° 30′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.48374° or 2° 29′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5VGG48+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 463131205OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Highlights include The Centre Post Office and Higher Folds Sports and Social Club.
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