Bamfurlong, Greater Manchester
Bamfurlong | |
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![]() Lily Lane (A58), Bamfurlong | |
![]() ![]() Bamfurlong Location within Greater Manchester | |
OS grid reference | SD596014 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WIGAN |
Postcode district | WN2 |
Dialling code | 01942 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Bamfurlong is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Location[]
It lies approximately 5 miles south of Wigan town centre and 2 miles to the north east of Ashton-in-Makerfield town centre. Bamfurlong has a population of around 2,500 people.[citation needed]
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Remains of the station in 1962
Bamfurlong is within the ward of Abram.[1] For transport it is relatively close to the M6 motorway. Bamfurlong railway station served the village from 1832 until closure in 1950.[2]
The proposed High Speed 2 line coming from the south would connect to the West Coast Main Line at the site of the closed station, allowing high-speed services to continue north on slower tracks. No station will be built in the village.[3]
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bamfurlong, Greater Manchester. |
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Disused Stations: Bamfurlong Station".
- ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567682/Manchester_Volume2.pdf[bare URL]
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- Villages in Greater Manchester