Ashton-in-Makerfield is a Town in the county of Greater Manchester.
The village of Ashton-in-Makerfield is a small community in the valley of the River Tame, just south of Wigan and five miles north east of Manchester. It has been an important centre for over 1000 years.
Since it’s founding, Ashton-in-Makerfield has had many different names such as ‘Aesctun’ or Æscetone,’ ‘Aescetuna,’ and most famously, ‘Ashton.’ However, it was not until 1226 that its name became formalized to what we know today.
Ashton-in-Makerfield postcode: WN4 9NR
Retail in Ashton-in-Makerfield
There are great places to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield including some great towns, hills, hiking areas, old mines, ancient sites, round cairns, ruins, historic sites, lakes, historic monuments, rivers and streams, woodlands, geological features, historic buildings, nature reserves, villages, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.
Towns to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield include Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
Ashton-in-Makerfield's best nearby hills can be found at Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge are some of Ashton-in-Makerfield best hiking areas to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield.
The area around Ashton-in-Makerfield boasts some of the best old mines including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, and Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin).
Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp are great places to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield if you like ancient sites.
There are a several good round cairns in the Ashton-in-Makerfield area like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
Ashton-in-Makerfield's best nearby ruins can be found at Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, Ouzel Hall (site of), Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), Prospect (ruin), Rivington Moor Bell Pits (ruin), and Burnt Edge Colliery (ruin).
There are a several good historic sites in the Ashton-in-Makerfield area like Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
There are a number of lakes near Ashton-in-Makerfield including Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.
Historic Monuments to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield include Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook are great places to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield if you like rivers and streams.
Woodlands to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield include Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood.
There are a number of geological features near Ashton-in-Makerfield including Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm are some of Ashton-in-Makerfield best historic buildings to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve are great places to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield if you like nature reserves.
Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley are some of Ashton-in-Makerfield best villages to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Don't miss Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash's country parks if visiting the area around Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Don't miss Roscow Clough Waterfall, Smithills Hall Park Waterfall, Langshaw Ford Weir, Raveden Clough Waterfall, Raveden Plantation Waterfall, Yarrow Reservoir Overflow Cascade, and Upper Rivington Reservoir Yarrow Outflow's waterfalls if visiting the area around Ashton-in-Makerfield.
There are a number of events near to Ashton-in-Makerfield including Rivington Pike Easter.
Don't miss Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Ashton-in-Makerfield.
SSSIs to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield include Nob End SSSI.
Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park are some of Ashton-in-Makerfield best parks to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale are some of Ashton-in-Makerfield best shopping centres to visit near Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Ashton-in-Makerfield has some unmissable gardens nearby like The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
There are a number of canals near Ashton-in-Makerfield including Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal at Prestolee, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Haigh, Top Lock at Wigan, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Crooke, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Shevington, Rochdale Canal Western Section, and Bridgewater Canal.
The area around Ashton-in-Makerfield boasts some of the best cities including Salford, and Manchester.
Ashton-in-Makerfield has some unmissable museums nearby like Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green.
There are a several good disused railway lines in the Ashton-in-Makerfield area like The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.
Wigan Golf Club is one of Ashton-in-Makerfield's best, nearby moated sites to visit in Ashton-in-Makerfield.
There are a several good airports in the area around Ashton-in-Makerfield like Manchester Airport.
Ashton-in-Makerfield History
There are some historic monuments around Ashton-in-Makerfield:
