PREST-wich) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies close to the River Irwell, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north of Manchester city centre, 3.1 miles (5 km) north of Salford and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) south of Bury.
Population: 32,125
Latitude: 53° 31' 59.99" N
Longitude: -2° 16' 59.99" W
Britannia railway station served Britannia near Bacup in Rossendale, Lancashire, England, from 1881 until closure in 1917. The station was just to the west of the summit of the line, which was also the highest point on the entire LYR system.
Bowdon railway station served the district of Bowdon, Cheshire (now Greater Manchester), between 1849 and 1881.
Boggart Hole Brook is a river in Greater Manchester in north-west England and a tributary of the River Irk. The brook rises in Boggart Hole Clough near the main lake. It flows west through the clough and then under Rochdale Road and Slack Road in Bl…
Blackridings Mill, Oldham was a cotton waste mill in Block Lane, Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built before 1861 and ceased spinning between 1875 and 1880. It was then used for flock manufacture and processing cotton waste.
The Beat Bank Branch Canal was an abortive canal near Manchester, England. It was to leave the Stockport Branch Canal in South Reddish and it was to be lock free but with a short tunnel. It was to follow the contour above the right bank of the River…
Baxenden railway station served the village of Baxenden in Hyndburn. It was situated on the line from Bury Bolton Street to Accrington, which was opened in August 1848 by the East Lancashire Railway.
Barlow Moor was in early times an area of moorland between Didsbury and Chorlton-cum-Hardy and was named after the Barlow family of Barlow Hall. Barlow Moor Road runs through the area and connects to Wilmslow Road at the southern end and Manchester …
The Athletic Grounds was a stadium in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.
Ashton-under-Lyne bus station is a bus station that is located in the town of Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester. The bus station is situated on Wellington Road and adjoins the Arcades Shopping Centre. The bus station was opened in 1994 and rep…
Ashton Park Parade railway station was a station on the line between Guide Bridge and Stalybridge in Greater Manchester, England.
Ashton Moss Railway Station served the town of Ashton-under-Lyne until its closure in 1862. The station was located on Moss Lane, at the west end of the town. The railway is still in use for freight although there are no scheduled passenger services.
The Ashton Arcades, also known locally as just Arcades, is a medium sized shopping centre located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England.
Arkwright Mill, Rochdale is a cotton spinning mill in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1885 by the Arkwright Cotton Spinning Co.
Ancoats and Clayton is an electoral district or ward in the north of the City of Manchester in North West England. It includes the Ancoats and Clayton districts and part of the Northern Quarter.
Alexandra Park Aerodrome was the second purpose-built aerodrome in the Manchester area. The site was chosen by the War Department in 1917 because of its open agricultural nature, and lay between the neighbouring districts of Fallowfield, Chorlton, W…
The Windsor Link is a short but key railway line in Salford, Greater Manchester that connects Salford Crescent and Deansgate stations, opened by British Rail in 1988. The new link allows services from north west of Manchester (such as from Southport…
Yate and Pickup Bank is a civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. The parish contains two hamlets, Bank Fold and Pickup Bank, and part of the village of Belthorn, which is on the boundary with Hyndburn. It has boun…
Wythenshawe bus station serves the Wythenshawe area of Greater Manchester, England.