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Bamfurlong Railway Bridge

 
Bamfurlong Junction, Stratton Drive, Bryn Gates WN2 5HS, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Bamfurlong Railway Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) between Plank Lane Bridge No 8 (Lift Bridge and site of former Colliery) (2 miles and 6¾ furlongs to the southeast) and Wigan Junction (Junction of Leeds and Liverpool Main Line and Leigh Branch) (2 miles and 5½ furlongs and 2 locks to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Plank Lane Bridge No 8 is Bamfurlong Bridge No 3; 2 furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Wigan Junction is Bamfurlong Winding Hole; 1¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.

Dover Lock No 2 (narrows)1 mile, ¾ furlongs
Dover Lock No 2 Winding Hole1 mile, ¼ furlongs
Dover Lock No 1 (narrows)7½ furlongs
Lily Lane Aqueduct5 furlongs
Bamfurlong Bridge No 32 furlongs
Bamfurlong Railway Bridge
Bamfurlong Winding Hole1¼ furlongs
Ince Moss Railway Bridge No 2A6¼ furlongs
Ince Moss Winding Hole1 mile, ¼ furlongs
Moss Bridge No 21 mile, 3½ furlongs
Scotsman's Flash1 mile, 6¼ furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 McDonalds
 Handymans Store Wigan

Amenities nearby at Bamfurlong Bridge No 3

 United Norwest Co-operative Ltd
 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Plank Lane Visitor Moorings2 miles, 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Bridgewater Marina9 miles, 3½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Worsley Visitor Moorings10 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Worsley Visitor Moorings
Stretford Marina15 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel 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
Watch House Cruising Club16 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel 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 Watch House Cruising Club
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin18 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel 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 Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms18 miles, 1½ furlongs away
Travel 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 Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
New Islington Marina19 miles, 7½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel 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 Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington Marina

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wigan Bottom Lock No 872 miles, 7½ furlongs and 3 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 Bridge3 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Pottery Changeline Bridge
Dean Locks No 906 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Dean Locks No 90
Burscough Bridge Wharf13 miles, 7½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Burscough Bridge Wharf
Scarisbrick Marina17 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Scarisbrick Marina
Wigan Top Lock Services4 miles, 5½ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Wigan Top Lock Services
St Mary's Marina16 miles, 1 furlong and 15 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
White Bear Marina (Adlington)9 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to White Bear Marina (Adlington)
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station17 miles, ¾ furlongs and 15 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
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings14 miles, 3½ furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Plank Lane Pump Out2 miles, 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wigan Bottom Lock No 872 miles, 7½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Moss Bridge No 3512 miles, 1½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Moss Bridge No 35
Withington Lane Bridge No 584 miles, 5 furlongs and 22 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Withington Lane Bridge No 58
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station17 miles, ¾ furlongs and 15 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
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings14 miles, 3½ furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Dover Lock No 2 Winding Hole1 mile, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Gerrards Bridge Winding Hole2 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Pennington Waterside and Marina2 miles, 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Plank Lane Winding Hole3 miles away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Quayside Winding Hole4 miles, 4½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole4 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole
Marsland Green Winding Hole6 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Marsland Green Winding Hole
Morley's Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 6½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Morley's Bridge Winding Hole
Peel Hall Winding Hole7 miles, 2½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Peel Hall Winding Hole Travel 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
Boothstown Basin9 miles, 3½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Boothstown Basin
Worsley Delph10 miles, 7¼ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Worsley Delph
Winding Hole (east of Worsley)11 miles, 1½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Winding Hole (east of Worsley)
Monton Turn11 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Monton Turn

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Bamfurlong Winding Hole1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Ince Moss Winding Hole1 mile, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Wigan Junction2 miles, 5½ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Wigan Pier Junction3 miles, ¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Pier Junction
Ell Meadow Winding Hole4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Ell Meadow Winding Hole
Crooke Underground Canal5 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Crooke Underground Canal
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Bamfurlong railway station] Bamfurlong railway station served the village of Bamfurlong part of Abram, to the south of Wigan. The line was opened by the Wigan Branch Railway (WBR) [Platt Bridge] Platt Bridge's border with Bamfurlong is marked by the Leigh branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Two railways pass through Platt Bridge; one, the [Old railway lines in Wigan] pit owners creating private railways leading from the canals and main railway lines, right up to their pits. Bamfurlong Station (1 April 1878 – 27 November [Manchester Liverpool Road railway station] Liverpool Road is a former railway station on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in Manchester, England that opened on 15 September 1830. The station [Manchester Central railway station] Manchester Central railway station is a former railway station in Manchester city centre, England. One of Manchester's main railway terminals between 1880 [Golborne South railway station] the same date as Bamfurlong a little further along the line as the construction of their main buildings is very similar, the Bamfurlong opening is documented [Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway] Lowton to Bamfurlong route key plan" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020. Sweeney, Dennis J (2014). The St. Helens and Wigan Junction Railway. Leigh: [Wigan Branch Railway] and finally Lowton in 1880, the station closed on 26 September 1949. Bamfurlong station was opened on 1 April 1878 by the L&NWR and closed on 27 November [Leigh railway station (Lancashire)] Leigh was a railway station in Bedford, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England on the London and North Western Railway. Leigh was in the historic county of [High Speed 2] north from Lichfield connecting to the northbound conventional WCML at Bamfurlong south of Wigan taking services to Scotland, with a branch to the existing
 
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