Astley, Greater Manchester
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Astley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 E
Bridgewater Canal and Astley Green pithead
The doorway of Damhouse in Astley. The inscription over the lintel reads, "Erected by Adam Mort and Margret Mort 1650".
Astley Green pit head gear and engine house
A footbridge over the Bridgewater Canal near Astley Green
Tyldesley
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Tyldesley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills
Astley, Greater Manchester
…Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 East Lancashire Road. Continuous with Tyldesley, it is between Wigan and Manchester, both 8 miles (13 km) away. Astley Mosley Common ward had a population of 11,270 at the 2011 Census. Astley's name…
Marklands Buildings and Elliott Street
Garrett Hall is now a farmhouse
Miners outside the Miners Hall during the 1926 General Strike
Tyldesley Town Hall, from 1924 the headquarters of the former Tyldesley Urban District Council. It was built as the Liberal Club in 1881.