Battle of Warrington Bridge (1651)
The Battle of Warrington Bridge was a skirmish fought on 13 August 1651 between the invading Royalist Scottish army of Charles II and Parliamentary forces under the command of Major-General John Lambert.
Horwich /ˈhɒrɪtʃ/ is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Chorley, 5.8 miles (9.3 km) northwest of Bolton and 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway passing close to the south and west. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, Horwich had a population of 19,312, increasing to 25,068 at the 2011 Census.
Population: 18,696
Latitude: 53° 36' 4.54" N
Longitude: -2° 32' 59.10" W
The Battle of Warrington Bridge was a skirmish fought on 13 August 1651 between the invading Royalist Scottish army of Charles II and Parliamentary forces under the command of Major-General John Lambert.
The Bee is a local radio station in the United Kingdom. It won the licence to broadcast to parts of Lancashire in December 2004, and launched on 1 October 2005. The station is owned by UKRD.
Wigan Central railway station was a railway station near the centre of Wigan, Lancashire, England.
The Phoenix Club is a fictional working men's club in Farnworth near Bolton, and is the centerpiece of the acclaimed UK sitcom Phoenix Nights.
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Sutton is an area of St Helens, Merseyside, and Ward of the metropolitan borough of the same name.
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St Monica's R.C.
St George's Shopping Centre, formerly The Mall Preston and The Mall St George, is a shopping centre in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England.
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