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Touring Rivington in United Kingdom

Rivington in the region of England is located in United Kingdom - some 179 mi or ( 287 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .

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Time in Rivington is now 10:35 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Withnell, Wigan, Sheffield, Preston, and Oxford. Being here already, consider visiting Withnell . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Rivington ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Wigan Athletic First Premier League Goal

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Wigan Athletic's first ever Premier League goal vs Sunderland Aug. 2005. A Jason Roberts penalty given within one minute of the kick off proving decisive as the game finishes 1 - 0 to Wigan, giving th ..

City fans in a pub in wigan before the wigan game

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in a pub in wigan before the manchester city game its my dad hes a crazy man city fan ..


The Reebok stadium

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Last match of the season 2009, at the Reebok against Hull City ..

Spoof 1942 Public Information Film ~ from Privates progress

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This is a spoof WWII public information film taken from the 1956 movie "Privates progress" to which this acts as an introduction. It is based on the short British government public information films t ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Upper Rivington Reservoir

Upper Rivington Reservoir is situated centrally in the Rivington chain of reservoirs, on the West Pennine Moors in Lancashire, England between Rivington and Anglezarke. The engineer for the Rivington reservoirs was Thomas Hawksley and construction took place between 1852 and 1857.

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Located at 53.63 -2.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Drinking water reservoirs in England, Reservoirs in Lancashire, Rivington

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Lower Rivington Reservoir is at the end of the Rivington chain of reservoirs in Lancashire, with Upper Rivington Reservoir to the north, and Rivington Water Treatment Works to the south. The engineer for the Rivington reservoirs was Thomas Hawksley and construction took place between 1852 and 1857. The Lower Rivington reservoir has two dams, the 646 metre long, 12.2 metre high Millstone Embankment and Horwich Embankment which is 506 metres long and 18.6m high.

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Located at 53.62 -2.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Drinking water reservoirs in England, Reservoirs in Lancashire, Rivington

The Street (Heath Charnock)

The Street is a historical property on a bridleway of the same name in Heath Charnock in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It is located on the western banks of the Upper Rivington reservoir and close to the boundary with the village of Rivington. It has been converted to apartments. Alexander Street took name from the property when he was the owner of the estate in 1534.

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Located at 53.63 -2.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of Chorley, West Pennine Moors

Yarrow Reservoir

Yarrow Reservoir - named after the River Yarrow - is a reservoir in the Rivington chain in Anglezarke, Lancashire, England, and has a storage capacity second to Anglezarke Reservoir. Construction of the reservoir, designed by Liverpool Borough Engineer Thomas Duncan, began in 1867. In 2002, several tons of fish were transported to this reservoir when the Upper Rivington reservoir was completely drained for essential maintenance work. The construction of Yarrow Reservoir was described in Wm.

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Located at 53.64 -2.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Reservoirs in Lancashire, Rivington

M61 motorway

The M61 is a motorway in North West England. It runs from the M60 motorway northwest of Manchester and heads northwest past Bolton and Chorley to join the M6 just north of the junction between the M6 and M65 motorways to the south of Preston.

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Located at 53.63 -2.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Motorways in England, Roads in Greater Manchester, Transport in Lancashire