Bridgewater Canal
Bridgewater Canal is a canal in Wigan, England. Bridgewater Canal is situated nearby to the golf course Astley Driving Range, as well as near the building Morleys Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morleys Hall and St Mary’s Catholic High School.
Morleys Hall
Building
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morleys Hall, a moated hall converted to two houses, is situated on Morleys Lane, on the edge of Astley Moss in Astley in the historic county of Lancashire and the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, England. Morleys Hall is situated 960 feet southeast of Bridgewater Canal.
St Mary’s Catholic High School
School
Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Astley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is a large school hosting approximately 1,700 pupils including a sixth form. St Mary’s Catholic High School is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Bridgewater Canal.
Astley Green Colliery Museum
Museum
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Astley Green Colliery Museum is a heritage museum in Astley near Tyldesley in Greater Manchester, England, operated by the Red Rose Steam Society. The site was originally a working colliery that produced coal from 1912 until its closure in 1970 and is now protected as a Scheduled Monument. Astley Green Colliery Museum is situated 1 mile east of Bridgewater Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedford and Astley.
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.
Astley
Town
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Astley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 East Lancashire Road.
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. Tyldesley is situated 1½ miles north of Bridgewater Canal.
Bridgewater Canal
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.49117° or 53° 29′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.47226° or 2° 28′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C5VFGRH+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 997272651OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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