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.
There are a number of towns near Barrow Bridge including Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like hills.
There are a number of hiking areas near Barrow Bridge including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.
The area around Barrow Bridge features a number of interesting 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 some of Barrow Bridge best ancient sites to visit near Barrow Bridge.
Barrow Bridge's best nearby round cairns can be found at Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
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).
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 number of lakes near Barrow Bridge including 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.
Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook are some of Barrow Bridge best rivers and streams to visit near Barrow Bridge.
Barrow Bridge'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.
The area around Barrow Bridge features a number of interesting geological features including Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
The area around Barrow Bridge boasts some of the best historic buildings including Bradshaw Brook Viaduct, Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, and Sheephouse Farm.
The area around Barrow Bridge features a number of interesting nature reserves including Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.
There are a number of villages near Barrow Bridge including Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley.
Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like country parks.
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 Barrow Bridge.
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 some of Barrow Bridge best bluebell woods to visit near Barrow Bridge.
Barrow Bridge is near some unmissable sssis like 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.
Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like shopping centres.
There are a several good gardens in the Barrow Bridge area like The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
There are a number of canals near Barrow Bridge 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.
There are a several good cities in the Barrow Bridge area like Salford, and Manchester.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green are great places to visit near Barrow Bridge if you like museums.
The area around Barrow Bridge features a number of interesting disused railway lines including The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.
There are a number of moated sites near to Barrow Bridge including Wigan Golf Club.
Manchester Airport is a great place to visit close to Barrow Bridge if you like airports.
Barrow Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Barrow Bridge:
