Wythenshawe is a Town in the county of Greater Manchester.

Wythenshawe postcode: M22 5RE

Retail in Wythenshawe

There are great places to visit near Wythenshawe 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 Wythenshawe.

There are a number of hills near Wythenshawe including Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.

The area around Wythenshawe features a number of interesting ancient sites including 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 Wythenshawe including Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.

Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, Burnt Edge, and Turton Moor are great places to visit near Wythenshawe if you like hiking areas.

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) are some of Wythenshawe best old mines to visit near Wythenshawe.

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 Wythenshawe.

The area around Wythenshawe boasts some of the best historic sites including Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.

There are a several good lakes in the Wythenshawe 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 Wythenshawe area like Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.

Wythenshawe's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.

Wythenshawe's best nearby woodlands can be found at 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 several good geological features in the Wythenshawe area like Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.

The area around Wythenshawe features a number of interesting nature reserves including Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash.

There are a number of villages near Wythenshawe including Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish.

Wythenshawe has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate.

Wythenshawe has some unmissable country parks nearby like 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 several good waterfalls in the Wythenshawe area like 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.

There are a number of events near to Wythenshawe including Rivington Pike Easter.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Wythenshawe include Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.

The area close to Wythenshawe boasts some of the best sssis including Nob End SSSI.

The area around Wythenshawe features a number of interesting parks including Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.

Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale are great places to visit near Wythenshawe if you like shopping centres.

The area around Wythenshawe features a number of interesting gardens including The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.

Don't miss 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's canals if visiting the area around Wythenshawe.

Wythenshawe has some unmissable cities nearby like Salford, and Manchester.

Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and The Imperial War Museum Salford are some of Wythenshawe best museums to visit near Wythenshawe.

The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline are some of Wythenshawe best disused railway lines to visit near Wythenshawe.

Moated Sites to visit near Wythenshawe include Wigan Golf Club.

There are a number of airports near to Wythenshawe including Manchester Airport.

Wythenshawe History

There are some historic monuments around Wythenshawe:

• Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls
• Peel Hall moated site
• Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort
• Peel Moat
• Standing cross St Wilfrid's churchyard
• Norbury Booths Hall moated site, fishponds and connecting channels.
• Chorley Old Hall moated site and four fishponds
• Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall
• The Armada Beacon, Alderley Edge
• The Great Merestone medieval boundary marker on Finlow Hill, 245m east of Mottram House
• Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm
• Churchyard cross at St Mary's Church
• Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm
• Engine Vein opencast copper mine, 150m north of Warden's Cottage
• Cross at Nether Alderley on the crossroads of Welsh Row and Congleton Road
• The Golden Stone boundary marker, 250m north west of Edge House Farm
• Site of St John's Church and surrounding burial ground, 400m NW of Booths Mere