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Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch

 
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St. Patricks ARLFC, Ascroft Street, Hindley WN1 3BL, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch is a minor waterways place on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) between Wigan Junction (Junction of Leeds and Liverpool Main Line and Leigh Branch) (5 furlongs and 4 locks to the west) and Wigan Top Lock Junction (1 mile and 3 furlongs and 17 locks to the northeast).
 
It is part of Wigan Locks. It is part of Wigan.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Wigan Junction is Whalley's Basin (Partly infilled); ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Wigan Top Lock Junction is Wigan Lock 17 Footbridge; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities in Wigan

 Aldi
 Costcutter
 Costcutter
 Morrisons - Ince - Makerfield Way
 Tesco - Wigan - Central Park Way
 Neetas Discounts
 United Norwest Co-operative Ltd
 Tesco Cafe Stores - Wigan - Central Park Way
 McDonalds
 Pizza Hut
 Anvil
 Berkeley
 Boulevard
 Fayre & Square
 Fifteens of Swinley
 Harry's Bar
 John Bull Chop House
 Little 15
 Raven
 Tap 'N' Barrel
 The Brocket Arms
 The Moon Under Water
 Wigan, Pizza Hot
 Wigan, The Red Robin
 B&M Bargains
 Grand Arcade Shopping Centre
 Home Bargains
 Primark
 W H Smith
 Dominos Pizza
 Fish & Chips
 Fish & Chips
 Fish & Chips
 Fish & Chips
 KFC
 Subway Sandwich Shop
 Subway Sandwich Shop
 Boots Chemist
 Barclays
 Barclays
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Co-operative Bank
 HSBC
 Lloyds Bank
 NatWest
 Nationwide
 Santander
 Yorkshire Bank
 BP
 Mr G Sheth
 Texaco
 Jewson
 Wickes
 Wigan Wallgate Station

Amenities at other places in Wigan

 Farmfoods at Ell Meadow Lock No 89
 McDonalds at Seven Stars Bridge No 50
 Cashpoint at Pagefield Pipe Crossing
 Cashpoint at Aireys Footbridge No 1
 Cashpoint at Wigan Lock 16 Footbridge
 J & K Canal Services at Wigan Pier
 Wigan Mower & Power Tools at Henhurst Bridge No 52
 Jewson at Wigan Lock No 80
 Plumbing Trade Supplies at Henhurst Bridge No 52
 Travis Perkins at Wigan Dry Dock Visitor Moorings
 Ince Station at Wigan Lock No 81
 Wigan North Western Station at Henhurst Bridge No 52
 
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Additional information

The branch was approximately half a mile long and its route can still be followed.

This is the reason why there is a road, by Ince railway station, called Canal Street which is nowhere near a canal!

 
Navigational Notes

Water conservation/anti vandal key is required for these locks

 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Wigan Top Lock Services1 mile, 3 furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
White Bear Marina (Adlington)5 miles, 7 furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings11 miles, 1 furlong and 24 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Blackburn Lock Sanitary Station20 miles and 26 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wigan Bottom Lock No 877¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Pottery Changeline Bridge1 mile, ¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Pottery Changeline Bridge
Plank Lane Visitor Moorings6 miles, 1½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Visitor Moorings
Dean Locks No 904 miles, 4½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Dean Locks No 90
Bridgewater Marina12 miles, 6 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Worsley Visitor Moorings14 miles, 2 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Worsley Visitor Moorings
Burscough Bridge Wharf11 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Burscough Bridge Wharf
Stretford Marina18 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Scarisbrick Marina15 miles, 7 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Scarisbrick Marina
St Mary's Marina14 miles, ¾ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to St Mary's Marina
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station15 miles, ½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Spark Bridge Sanitary Station

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Withington Lane Bridge No 581 mile, 2¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings11 miles, 1 furlong and 24 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Blackburn Lock Sanitary Station20 miles and 26 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wigan Bottom Lock No 877¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Plank Lane Pump Out6 miles, 1 furlong and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Pump Out
Moss Bridge No 3510 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Moss Bridge No 35
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station15 miles, ½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Spark Bridge Sanitary Station

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Wigan Top Lock Services1 mile, 3 furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings11 miles, 1 furlong and 24 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Blackburn Lock Sanitary Station20 miles and 26 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Burscough Bridge Wharf11 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Burscough Bridge Wharf
St Mary's Marina14 miles, ¾ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to St Mary's Marina
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station15 miles, ½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Spark Bridge Sanitary Station

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Wigan Top Lock Junction1 mile, 3 furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wigan Junction5 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Wigan Pier Junction1 mile, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Pier Junction
Ince Moss Winding Hole2 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Ince Moss Winding Hole
Bamfurlong Winding Hole3 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Bamfurlong Winding Hole
Ell Meadow Winding Hole2 miles, 2½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Ell Meadow Winding Hole
Dover Lock No 2 Winding Hole4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Dover Lock No 2 Winding Hole
Crooke Underground Canal3 miles, 2 furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Crooke Underground Canal
Gerrards Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Gerrards Bridge Winding Hole
Pennington Waterside and Marina6 miles, 1½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Pennington Waterside and Marina
Plank Lane Winding Hole6 miles, 2½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Winding Hole
Winding Hole below Dean Locks4 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Winding Hole below Dean Locks
Quayside Winding Hole7 miles, 7 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Quayside Winding Hole
Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole8 miles and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole
Appley Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, ¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Appley Bridge Winding Hole
Marsland Green Winding Hole9 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Marsland Green Winding Hole
Morley's Bridge Winding Hole10 miles, 1 furlong and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Morley's Bridge Winding Hole
Peel Hall Winding Hole10 miles, 5 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Peel Hall Winding Hole
Winding Hole between Vicar's Hall and Whitehead Hall Bridges11 miles, 4 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Winding Hole between Vicar's Hall and Whitehead Hall Bridges
Parbold Spur8 miles, ¼ furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Parbold Spur

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Ellerbeck Narrowboats Wharf6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings11 miles, 1 furlong and 24 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Plank Lane Pump Out6 miles, 1 furlong and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Pump Out
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station15 miles, ½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Spark Bridge Sanitary Station

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

White Bear Marina (Adlington)5 miles, 7 furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Bridgewater Marina12 miles, 6 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Stretford Marina18 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Scarisbrick Marina15 miles, 7 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Scarisbrick Marina
St Mary's Marina14 miles, ¾ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to St Mary's Marina
Fettlers Wharf Marina14 miles, ¾ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Fettlers Wharf Marina
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
Blog posts
Skirting round Manchester from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Thursday the 17th of July, 1980
West Pennines and Wigan from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Wednesday the 16th of July, 1980
 
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[Oldham] many decades, although two of the four largest collieries survived to nationalisation. In 1851, collieries employed more than 2,000 men in Oldham, although [Tyldesley railway station] the line to Wigan headed north west and the branch to Bedford Leigh, Bradshaw Leach and Kenyon Junction headed south west. The ceremonial opening of [Golborne South railway station] Wigan. The line was opened by the Wigan Branch Railway (WBR) in 1832 from Parkside to Wigan as a single track with passing places although the trackbed had [Hindley South railway station] three-way junction immediately to the north, with arms west and north in both directions onto and from the "Whelley Loop" and northwest to Lower Ince and Wigan [Bamfurlong railway station] The maps and photographs show a line to the west of the station, this was a mineral line connecting Cross Tetly's Bamfurlong and Mains Collieries. At the [Golborne North railway station] maint: ref=harv (link) Sweeney, Dennis J (2014). The St. Helens and Wigan Junction Railway. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85361-292-6.CS1 maint: [1947 Birthday Honours] Pumpman, Brancepeth Colliery, Northumberland. Edward Turner Roberts, Inspector, North Junction Signal Box, Crewe, London Midland and Scottish Railway Company
 
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July 1980 – Scribblings from the Mintball
Jul 19, 1980 ... From Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch to Timperley Bridge No 33, a distance of 22 miles, 6¼ flg and 6 locks.
Wigan Coalfield - Northern Mine Research Society
Ince Hall, Ince, 1838, c1897, Not shown on the map ... Readers will probably get the impression that many collieries in the Wigan Coalfield had become very old ...
West Pennines and Wigan – Scribblings from the Mintball
Jul 16, 1980 ... From Grimshaw Park Bridge No 101 to Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch, a distance of 20 miles, 3¼ flg and 30 ...
1900-Now - Near Wigan - Vatican
OLD O.S MAP HINDLEY GREEN (NORTH) NEAR WIGAN 1907 ... Norley Colliery , mineral railway, Norley Hall, Kit Green(or Kitt Green) area, Orrell Hall, ... Union line, a stretch of the GCR Wigan Junction Branch incl Hindley& Platt Bridge station ... DETAILED ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP, INCE MOSS, NEAR WIGAN 1907.
WJN mileages
Jan 20, 2020 ... WJN Wigan Junction Line ... BEDFORD 6.77 junction with Plank Lane branch 7.36 PARK LANE 7.77 Wigan Junction colliery 8.30 BICKERSHAW & ABRAM 8.42 Moss Hall colliery [south connection] 8.54 ... 9.28 junction with link to Amberswood West Junction 10.56 LOWER INCE 11.07 junction with goods ...
Ince Moss 1907 | Stanfords
Ince Moss in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in ... Ince Moss Junction, Platt Bridge Junction, Platt Bridge Junction Line, Fir Tree House ... Other features include Bamfurlong Colliery, part of Bryn Hall Collieries, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal Leigh Branch, Bryn Moss, Fogg's Fold, etc.
Ince Moss Junction - RAILSCOT
Ince Moss Junction. Home · Locations · I; Ince Moss ... Opened on the Wigan Branch Railway. Opened on the ... Garswood Hall Colliery · Landgate Colliery