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
Wilderspool is a district of Warrington, Cheshire, located near the town centre. It consists of Wilderspool Causeway and the streets coming off it, the limits being the River Mersey into Stockton Heath (where it turns into London Road), Bridgefoot (…
West Timperley railway station was situated on the Cheshire Lines Committee route between Glazebrook and Stockport Tiviot Dale.
Wayoh Reservoir is a water reservoir in the town of Edgworth, Lancashire, England. It was completed on 28 April 1876 to supply water to Bolton.
Wat Charoenbhavana, Manchester - also known in English as the North-West Centre for Buddhist Meditation, established on 8 February 2004, is the first Thai Buddhist temple in the northwest of England.
The Warrington rail crash occurred at Walton Junction just south of the town of Warrington in Lancashire on 29 June 1867. The collision involved a passenger train running into the back of a coal train. Eight people were killed and 33 injured.
Warrington Rural District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ward's Reservoir (or Wards Reservoir), known locally as the Blue Lagoon, is a small reservoir close to the village of Belmont, Lancashire, England.
Urmston Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England which covered the modern-day district of Urmston.
Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Roddlesworth near Abbey Village in Lancashire.
Tyldesley Little Theatre is a small theatre in Lemon Street, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, England.
Turton and Edgworth railway station was on what is now the Northern Rail Ribble Valley Line.
Thelwall railway station was a station to the south of Stockport Road A56 road, Thelwall, England at the junction of St Helens Railway and Warrington and Stockport Railway.
The Street is a historical property on a bridleway of the same name in Heath Charnock in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It is located on the western banks of the Upper Rivington reservoir and close to the boundary with the village of R…
Swinton Square, formerly known as Swinton Shopping Centre, is a shopping centre located between Chorley Road (A6) and Chadwick Street in Swinton, near Manchester, England.
Stubshaw Cross is an area of Ashton-in-Makerfield, in Greater Manchester, England.
St Mary's Chapel is a former Anglican parish church in the village of High Legh, Cheshire, England.
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St George's Church is in the village of Carrington, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, but is now redundant and in the care of the Churches Conse…