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, 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.
Don't miss Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough's towns if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
There are a several good hills in the Barrow Bridge area like Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
The area around Barrow Bridge boasts some of the best hiking areas including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.
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) are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like old mines.
Don't miss Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp's ancient sites if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill are some of Barrow Bridge best round cairns to visit near Barrow Bridge.
There are a several good ruins in the Barrow Bridge area like 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).
Don't miss Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area's historic sites if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
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.
Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial are some of Barrow Bridge best historic monuments to visit near Barrow Bridge.
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.
Don't miss Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
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.
Historic Buildings to visit near Barrow Bridge include Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm.
Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve are some of Barrow Bridge best nature reserves to visit near Barrow Bridge.
Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like villages.
Barrow Bridge's best nearby country parks can be found at Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash.
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.
The area close to Barrow Bridge boasts some of the best events including Rivington Pike Easter.
Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like bluebell woods.
The area close to Barrow Bridge boasts some of the best sssis including Nob End SSSI.
There are a number of parks near Barrow Bridge including Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.
The area around Barrow Bridge features a number of interesting shopping centres including Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
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.
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 Barrow Bridge.
Cities to visit near Barrow Bridge include Salford, and Manchester.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green are some of Barrow Bridge best museums to visit near Barrow Bridge.
The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline are some of Barrow Bridge best disused railway lines to visit near Barrow Bridge.
Don't miss Wigan Golf Club's moated sites if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
Don't miss Manchester Airport's airports if visiting the area around Barrow Bridge.
Barrow Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Barrow Bridge:
