Golborne (go:[l]bə:n) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south-southeast of Wigan, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) northeast of Warrington and 13.8 miles (22.2 km) to the west of the city of Manchester. It has a population of 23,119, increasing to 24,169 at the 2011 Census.
Population: 24,021
Latitude: 53° 28' 36.95" N
Longitude: -2° 35' 47.44" W
Pikestones is the remains of a Neolithic Burial Cairn, located on Anglezarke moor in Lancashire, England. The site is approximately 150 feet (45 metres) long and 60 feet (18 metres) across at its widest point. It consisted of one burial chamber cons…
Orrell Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.
New Manchester or The City was an isolated mining village on the Manchester Coalfield north of Mosley Common in the Tyldesley township. It lies west of a boundary stone at Ellenbrook which marks the ancient boundary of the Hundreds of Salford and We…
The Municipal Borough of Leigh was, from 1899 to 1974, a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England, consisting of the townships of Pennington, Westleigh, Bedford and part of the township of Atherton and named afte…
May Mill, Pemberton is a cotton spinning mill in Pemberton, Wigan, Greater Manchester.
Mavis Mill, Coppull is a cotton spinning mill in Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire. Mavis was built in 1908 alongside the Coppull Ring Mill, which still survives under a change of use: Mavis is a car park. It was driven by a 2000 hp triple-expansion four…
Martinscroft is a part of the civil parish of Woolston in Warrington, Cheshire, England.
Marbury Country Park is a park in Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of Northwich Community Woodlands, an integral part of the Mersey Forest. Former industrial land is gradually being transformed to create a rich and green environment stretchin…
Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Roddlesworth close to Abbey Village in Lancashire.
Lostock Hall Gatehouse is an Elizabethan building located in Lostock, a western suburb of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.
Keckwick is a village near Runcorn.
Hindley South was a railway station located in Hindley, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England.
High Rid Reservoir is a small, stone-sided reservoir close to Lostock Junction.
High Bullough Reservoir is the oldest of all the reservoirs in the Rivington chain. Popular with walkers, it forms part of the Anglezarke trail, although it is also accessible from Manor House. Originally named as Chorley Reservoir, it has since bee…
Hermitage Green is a hamlet near the village of Winwick in Cheshire. It is also the location of St Oswald's Well (grid reference SJ606939).
Heapey railway station served the village of Heapey, in Lancashire, England.
Halton railway station was a station in Halton, Cheshire on the Birkenhead Joint Railway.
Halton Old Hall is a house in the former village of Halton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The house dates from 1693, and is built in sandstone with a slate roof…