Irlams o' th' Height is a Town in the county of Greater Manchester.

Irlams o' th' Height postcode: M6 7GP

Retail in Irlams o' th' Height

There are great places to visit near Irlams o' th' Height 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, 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.

Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough are some of Irlams o' th' Height best towns to visit near Irlams o' th' Height.

There are a several good hills in the Irlams o' th' Height area like Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.

There are a number of hiking areas near Irlams o' th' Height including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.

The area around Irlams o' th' Height 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).

The area around Irlams o' th' Height 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.

Don't miss Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill's round cairns if visiting the area around Irlams o' th' Height.

The area around Irlams o' th' Height boasts some of the best ruins including 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 some of Irlams o' th' Height best historic sites to visit near Irlams o' th' Height.

There are a several good lakes in the Irlams o' th' Height area like Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.

Irlams o' th' Height has some unmissable historic monuments nearby 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 Irlams o' th' Height best rivers and streams to visit near Irlams o' th' Height.

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 Irlams o' th' Height if you like woodlands.

The area around Irlams o' th' Height features a number of interesting geological features including Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.

Irlams o' th' Height has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash.

Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish are some of Irlams o' th' Height best villages to visit near Irlams o' th' Height.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Irlams o' th' Height area like Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate.

Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park are some of Irlams o' th' Height best country parks to visit near Irlams o' th' Height.

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 are some of Irlams o' th' Height best waterfalls to visit near Irlams o' th' Height.

Don't miss Rivington Pike Easter's events if visiting the area around Irlams o' th' Height.

There are a number of bluebell woods near Irlams o' th' Height including Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.

Nob End SSSI is a great place to visit close to Irlams o' th' Height if you like sssis.

Irlams o' th' Height has some unmissable parks nearby like Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.

There are a several good shopping centres in the Irlams o' th' Height area like Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.

Don't miss The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater's gardens if visiting the area around Irlams o' th' Height.

Irlams o' th' Height has some unmissable canals nearby like 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 Irlams o' th' Height features a number of interesting cities including Salford, and Manchester.

Irlams o' th' Height's best nearby museums can be found at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green.

Disused Railway Lines to visit near Irlams o' th' Height include The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.

The area around Irlams o' th' Height's best moated sites can be found at Wigan Golf Club.

The area close to Irlams o' th' Height boasts some of the best airports including Manchester Airport.

Irlams o' th' Height History

There are some historic monuments around Irlams o' th' Height:

• Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church
• Radcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in Radcliffe
• Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort
• Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley
• Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls
• Canal tunnel entrances and wharf
• The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral
• Ringley Old Bridge
• Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall
• Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church