Atherton (pop. 20,300) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England and historically a part of Lancashire. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Wigan, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Leigh, and 10.7 miles (17.2 km) northwest of Manchester. For about 300 years from the 17th century Atherton was referred to as Chowbent, which was frequently shortened to Bent, the town's old nickname.
Population: 20,149
Latitude: 53° 31' 25.36" N
Longitude: -2° 29' 36.74" W
Holy Trinity Church, commonly known as Horwich Parish Church, is a Grade II listed building in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Church of England parish church and part of the Deane deanery in the archdeaconry of Bolton, diocese…
Holy Cross Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic Voluntary aided comprehensive school in Chorley, Lancashire, England.
Haslingden Grane is the glaciated upper portion of the valley of the River Ogden, lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors.
On the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, the semi-rural Gathurst is a two-platform station on the Southport line 2 3⁄4 miles (4.4 kilometres) north west of Wigan Wallgate station.
Flixton Girls' School (formerly Flixton Girls' High School) is a secondary school with academy status, located in the Flixton area of the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.
Fletcher's Canal was a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long canal in Greater Manchester, which connected the Wet Earth Colliery to the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal at Clifton Aqueduct.
Firswood Metrolink station is a stop on the South Manchester Line (SML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system.
Euxton Hall Chapel is situated in the village of Euxton, Lancashire, England. It was designed by architect E. W. Pugin (1834–1875), and built in 1866 as a private chapel for the Anderton family. Set within the grounds of Euxton Hall, and a Grade II …
Ellesmere Park is an area of Eccles, in Greater Manchester, England.
Ellenbrook is a suburban village in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is close to Worsley and Walkden, by the East Lancashire Road.
Ellenbrook railway station was a railway station in Ellenbrook, Worsley, then within the historic county of Lancashire, England, on the Manchester and Wigan Railway line.
Eccles College was an incorporated further education college in Eccles, Greater Manchester, England.
Eagley F.C. is an association football club based in the village of Eagley, near Bolton in Greater Manchester. It is a member of the Lancashire Football Association, and in the 2014–15 season its senior team is playing in the West Lancashire League …
Darcy Lever railway station served the Darcy Lever area of eastern Bolton between 1848 and 1951.
Dane Road Metrolink station is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. It is located on Dane Road in northern Sale, Greater Manchester, England.
Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital is the main NHS hospital for the Lancashire boroughs of Chorley and South Ribble.
The Cadishead Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct of multi-lattice girder construction. It was built in 1892 by the CLC to clear the newly built Manchester Ship Canal to carry the new deviation of the Glazebrook to Woodley Main Line.
Burrs Country Park covers a 36 hectare (86 acre) site located on the banks of the River Irwell, 1.5km (1 ml) north west of Bury, Greater Manchester. It was acquired by Bury Metroplolitan Borough Council in 1986 and transformed from a derelict indust…