Barrow Bridge is a Village in the county of Greater Manchester.
Barrow Bridge is a small village to the North of Bolton, once no more than a few farms the village was twice expanded, firstly around an early cotton mill and pond that was situated close to the current car park. The village was later expanded to house employees of the mills that once stood on the East bank of the brook in the centre of the village. The keystone of the old engine house is placed in the centre of the bus terminus and another ornamental stone from one of the old buildings is placed within the car park.
It’s possible to see the layouts of the larger buildings on the East side of the stream together with the base of one old chimney still upstanding, a second can be seen as a shape on the ground nearby.
When Dean Mills closed in 1877 the cottages at Barrow Bridge were left empty and became known as the ‘deserted village’.
The old mill pond occupied the grass field adjacent to the car park and was used as a popular boating lake up until the mid-20th Century with the pond itself remaining for several decades after.
The Dean Brook that once supplied water and power to the mills runs through the village and several cottages and a chapel are accessed over small bridges. The stream itself is in a deep trench by the time it reaches the village. Near the chapel there is a small weir that causes a pretty little waterfall. Here the bedrock can be seen in the stream bed. After the chapel bridge the bed of the brook has been cemented over sometime in the 1960’s as a flood defence.
Without it’s boating lake and village shop - long since closed, Barrow Bridge is now a residential area and a good place to start walks up onto the moors. Years ago, Barrow Bridge was often entered into the Britain in Bloom competition and the village was adorned with flowers, sadly this doesn’t seem to happen anymore, but the gardens of the cottages are filled with flowers in summertime.
Barrow Bridge postcode: BL1 7
There are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge including some great towns, hills, ancient sites, round cairns, hiking areas, old mines, ruins, historic sites, lakes, historic monuments, rivers and streams, woodlands, geological features, nature reserves, villages, historic buildings, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.
Don't miss Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough's towns if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
Hills to visit near Barrow Bridge include Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
Barrow Bridge has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.
There are a number of round cairns near Barrow Bridge including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
Barrow Bridge has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, Burnt Edge, and Turton Moor.
Barrow Bridge's best nearby old mines can be found at Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), and Prospect (ruin).
Don't miss 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)'s ruins if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like historic sites.
There are a several good lakes in the Barrow Bridge area like Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Barrow Bridge area like Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
The area around Barrow Bridge boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.
Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like woodlands.
Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough are some of Barrow Bridge best geological features to visit near Barrow Bridge.
Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like nature reserves.
Don't miss Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish's villages if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
The area around Barrow Bridge boasts some of the best historic buildings including Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate.
The area around Barrow Bridge features a number of interesting country parks including Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park.
There are a number of waterfalls near Barrow Bridge including 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.
Rivington Pike Easter is one of Barrow Bridge's best, nearby events to visit in Barrow Bridge.
There are a number of bluebell woods near Barrow Bridge including Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.
Don't miss Nob End SSSI's sssis if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
The area around Barrow Bridge boasts some of the best parks including Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.
Don't miss Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale's shopping centres if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
The area around Barrow Bridge boasts some of the best gardens including The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
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 are some of Barrow Bridge best canals to visit near Barrow Bridge.
The area around Barrow Bridge boasts some of the best cities including Salford, and Manchester.
Barrow Bridge's best nearby museums can be found at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and The Imperial War Museum Salford.
The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like disused railway lines.
Places near Barrow Bridge feature a number of interesting moated sites including Wigan Golf Club.
The area around Barrow Bridge's best airports can be found at Manchester Airport.
Barrow Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Barrow Bridge:
