Little Lever is a Village in the county of Greater Manchester.
Little Lever is a town in the borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It lies on the River Irwell and has a population of 7,919 (Census 2011). Little Lever was a largely rural township until 1878, when it was incorporated into the Borough of Bolton.
In medieval times, little lever consisted of little morethan a row of farms. Today little lever symbolizes the industrial history of Bolton, drawing people into its shops, pubs and businesses.
Little Lever postcode: BL3 1HG
There are great places to visit near Little Lever 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.
Towns to visit near Little Lever include Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
Little Lever has some unmissable hills nearby like Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
The area around Little Lever 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 some of Little Lever best old mines to visit near Little Lever.
The area around Little Lever boasts some of the best 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 several good round cairns in the Little Lever area like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
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 Little Lever.
There are a several good historic sites in the Little Lever area like Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
There are a number of lakes near Little Lever including Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.
Little Lever has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
Little Lever'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.
There are a several good woodlands in the Little Lever area like Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood.
Little Lever has some unmissable geological features nearby like Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
Historic Buildings to visit near Little Lever 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 great places to visit near Little Lever if you like nature reserves.
Don't miss Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley's villages if visiting the area around Little Lever.
There are a number of country parks near Little Lever including 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 several good waterfalls in the Little Lever 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.
Rivington Pike Easter is one of Little Lever's best, nearby events to visit in Little Lever.
Don't miss Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Little Lever.
Little Lever is near some unmissable sssis like Nob End SSSI,
Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park are some of Little Lever best parks to visit near Little Lever.
There are a several good shopping centres in the Little Lever area like Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
Little Lever's best nearby gardens can be found at The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
The area around Little Lever features a number of interesting canals 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.
Salford, and Manchester are great places to visit near Little Lever if you like cities.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green are some of Little Lever best museums to visit near Little Lever.
There are a several good disused railway lines in the Little Lever area like 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 Little Lever including Wigan Golf Club.
The area close to Little Lever boasts some of the best airports including Manchester Airport.
Little Lever History
There are some historic monuments around Little Lever:
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Shopping in Little Lever
Tesco Crossley Street, Little Lever
Tesco supermarket
