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Pennington Flash

 
Plank Lane WN7 4QG, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Pennington Flash is a place on the waterways on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) between Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole (1 mile and 2¾ furlongs to the east) and Plank Lane Bridge No 8 (Lift Bridge and site of former Colliery) (4¼ furlongs to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole is Common Lane Footbridge No 9; 1 furlong away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Plank Lane Bridge No 8 is Plank Lane Narrows; 2 furlongs away.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. Quiet mooring with good views and walks.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities nearby at Common Lane Footbridge No 9

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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Bridgewater Marina6 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Worsley Visitor Moorings7 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Worsley Visitor Moorings
Stretford Marina12 miles, 2½ 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 Club13 miles, 2¾ 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 Basin14 miles, 6 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 Arms14 miles, 6¾ 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 Marina16 miles, 4½ 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
Fairfield Junction19 miles, 7 furlongs and 27 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 Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Plank Lane Visitor Moorings3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Wigan Bottom Lock No 876 miles, 2½ 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 Bridge6 miles, 3½ 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 909 miles, 7½ 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 Wharf17 miles, 2¼ 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
Wigan Top Lock Services8 miles, ¼ 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 Marina19 miles, 3¾ 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 St Mary's Marina
White Bear Marina (Adlington)12 miles, 4¼ 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)
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings17 miles, 6¼ 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 Wigan Junction

Plank Lane Pump Out4¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Wigan Bottom Lock No 876 miles, 2½ 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 3515 miles, 4¼ 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 587 miles, 8 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
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings17 miles, 6¼ 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 chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Watch House Cruising Club13 miles, 2¾ 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
Fairfield Junction19 miles, 7 furlongs and 27 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 Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Burscough Bridge Wharf17 miles, 2¼ 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
Wigan Top Lock Services8 miles, ¼ 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 Marina19 miles, 3¾ 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 St Mary's Marina
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings17 miles, 6¼ 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

Quayside Winding Hole1 mile, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole1 mile, 2¾ 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 Hole3 miles, 1 furlong 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 Hole3 miles, 3¾ 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 Hole3 miles, 7¾ 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 Basin6 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Boothstown Basin
Worsley Delph7 miles, 4½ 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)7 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Winding Hole (east of Worsley)
Monton Turn8 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Monton Turn
Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole9 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole
Patricroft Basin and Warehouse9 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Patricroft Basin and Warehouse

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Plank Lane Winding Hole2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Pennington Waterside and Marina3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Dover Lock No 2 Winding Hole2 miles, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Bamfurlong Winding Hole3 miles, 4 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Ince Moss Winding Hole4 miles, 3 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Wigan Junction6 miles, ¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Wigan Pier Junction6 miles, 3½ 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

Nearest self-operated pump-out

Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
Blog posts
Pennington Flash from Narrowboat Just Heaven posted Tuesday the 4th of June, 2019
 
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Pennington Flash Country Park is a 200-hectare (490-acre) country park located between Lowton and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England.

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[Pennington Flash Country Park] Pennington Flash Country Park is a 200-hectare (490-acre) country park located between Lowton and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England. A flash is a water-filled [Pennington] Kingdom Pennington, Cumbria, village St Michael's Church, Pennington Pennington, Greater Manchester, a suburb of Greater Manchester Pennington Flash Country [Glaze Brook] the Astley, Bedford, Hey, Pennington, Shaw and Westleigh Brooks. Pennington Brook starts at the outflow of Pennington Flash 53°29′06″N 2°32′07″W / 53 [Leigh Sports Village] south side of the Leigh arm of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, close to Pennington Flash Country Park and accessed from the A579, Atherleigh Way and by pedestrian [Flash (lake)] a large variety of migratory wildfowl. Sandbach Flashes Sprotbrough Flash Glaze Brook Pennington Flash Country Park The modern way of pumping brine, known [List of lakes of England] Lakes - Warwickshire Pebley Reservoir - South Yorkshire Pennington Flash - Leigh Pennington Reservoir - Cumbria Piethorne Reservoir - Greater Manchester [Borsdane Wood] Metropolitan Boroughs of Wigan and Bolton. The brook flows through Wigan, Pennington Flash and into the Glaze Brook. From Hindley, Greater Manchester there are [Leigh, Greater Manchester] formation of "flashes" to the south and west of the town, the largest of which is south of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Pennington. Pennington Flash Country [List of places in Greater Manchester] Nook Haigh Country Park Jumbles Country Park Moses Gate Country Park Pennington Flash Country Park Tandle Hill Cathedral Gardens Piccadilly Gardens St Michael's [Greater Manchester] block of semi-natural woodland in the county. The Wigan Flashes, such as those at Pennington Flash Country Park, are the by-product of coal mining, where
 
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