Ashton-under-Lyne (pop. 43,200) is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population had increased to 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, 6.2 miles (10.0 km) east of Manchester.
Population: 43,675
Latitude: 53° 29' 19.54" N
Longitude: -2° 05' 56.04" W
The hundred of Bucklow was an ancient division of the historic county of Cheshire, in northern England. It was known to have been in existence at least as early as 1260, and it was formed from the earlier Domesday hundreds of Bochelau and Tunendune.
Brown Wardle is a hill between the village of Wardle, Greater Manchester and the town of Whitworth, Lancashire. The summit is on the border of Greater Manchester and Lancashire and stands 400m (1,312 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest…
Brown Low is a bowl barrow most likely dating to the Bronze Age. An earth and stone mound survives east of Marple, Greater Manchester (grid reference SJ98829092). It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Excavations have discovered fragments of…
Broadley railway station served Broadley in Rochdale, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947. It was situated at Healey Dell.
Bredbury and Romiley was an urban district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1974, which covered the Civil Parishes of Bredbury, Compstall and Romiley.
Bradford-with-Beswick is an area in Manchester, England.
The Bowstones are a pair of Anglian cross shafts in Cheshire, England.
Bosden Farm is a suburban housing estate in Offerton, Stockport, Greater Manchester with a population of around 3,000. It is situated just on the edge of Offerton, bordering with Marple, and Hazel Grove, and is surrounded by land used for agricultur…
Blackley Cemetery is a large, municipal cemetery situated within the northern suburbs of the city of Manchester, and is owned, operated and maintained by Manchester City Council. The cemetery and crematorium complex is located on Victoria Avenue in …
Baitings Reservoir is a large water supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden in the West Yorkshire Pennines.
Ashworth Moor Reservoir is an upland water supply reservoir amongst the Pennines in Greater Manchester, England close to the A680 road between Rochdale and Edenfield.
The Ashton Moss transmitting stations are two independent facilities for medium wave broadcasting near Ashton Moss, an area of Tameside in Greater Manchester.
Ashton Club Ground was a cricket ground in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.
Ace Mill is a cotton spinning mill in Hollinwood, Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built as Gorse No. 2 Mill, in 1914 and cotton was first spun in 1919 by the Ace Mill Ltd, who renamed the mill.
The Abbot's Chair is the common name of a former monastic cross, the Charlesworth Cross. Only the socket remains of this boundary cross, built by the monks of Basingwerk Abbey in North Wales.
Woolley Bridge is a village in Glossopdale,On the border with Greater Manchester and Derbyshire. It lies 10 miles from Manchester city centre.
Wheler Street Moravian Church was founded in 1899 through outreach work from the nearby Fairfield Moravian Settlement.
Wheater’s Field was a rugby ground in Broughton, Salford, England. It was home to the Broughton Rangers rugby league club of the Northern Union. On 19 October 1907, the stadium hosted a match between Rangers and the New Zealand All Golds. It had a c…