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Astley in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 169 mi or ( 271 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Astley is now 11:38 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Warrington, Tyldesley, Stretford, Sheffield, and Salford. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Warrington . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Astley ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sensational Shawn Klush - Suspicious Minds Bolton Arena
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MOTAN Central Feed System - Journey of plastic through a factory
Watch the journey of a plastic granule from the silo, to the dryer, into a gravimetric blender, and then into the processing machine. This type of system is used to supply the raw material into inject ..
Tyldesley Friday Night
Uptown Tyldesley @ closing time. Straight people are wierd. ..
St Georges RC High School, Little Hulton, Walkden, Salford
This 'Save our School Song' was sung at the end of an organised march in Little Hulton/Walkden on Sunday 24th Feb 2008 to show community support in keeping open this great school. Salford City council ..
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Astley Green Colliery Museum
The Astley Green Colliery Museum is a museum run by the Red Rose Steam Society in Astley near Tyldesley in Greater Manchester, England. Before becoming a museum, the site was a working colliery that produced coal from 1912 to 1970; it is now protected as a Scheduled Monument. The museum occupies a 15-acre site by the Bridgewater Canal which has the only surviving pit headgear and engine house on the Lancashire Coalfield.
Located at 53.50 -2.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Astley Green Colliery
Astley Green Colliery was a coal mine in Astley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England. It was the last colliery to be sunk in Astley. Sinking commenced in 1908 by the Pilkington Colliery Company, a subsidiary of the Clifton and Kersley Coal Company, at the southern edge of the Manchester Coalfield, working the Middle Coal Measures where they dipped under the Permian era rocks under Chat Moss. The colliery was north of the Bridgewater Canal.
Located at 53.49 -2.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Astley, Greater Manchester
Astley is a settlement within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England, variously described as a suburb or a village. Astley lies on flat land to the northwest of the city of Manchester, and is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 "East Lancashire Road". It forms a continuous urban area with neighbouring Tyldesley, and is equidistant from Wigan and Manchester city centre, both 8.3 miles away.
Located at 53.50 -2.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Leigh Rural District
Leigh Rural District was, from 1894 to 1933, a rural district of the administrative county of Lancashire, in northwest England. It spanned a rural area outyling from the town Leigh. It was created based on the rural sanitary district and consisted of the civil parishes of Astley, Culcheth, Kenyon and Lowton. The district was abolished in 1933 under a County Review Order.
Located at 53.49 -2.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Morleys Hall
Morleys Hall, a moated hall converted to two houses, is situated at grid reference SJ 689 992 on Morleys Lane, on the edge of Astley Moss in Astley, Greater Manchester, England. It was largely rebuilt in the 19th century on the site of a medieval timber house. The hall is a Grade II* listed building and the moat a scheduled ancient monument. Morleys is a private residence.
Located at 53.49 -2.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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