West Timperley is a Village in the county of Greater Manchester.

West Timperley postcode: WA14 5PY

Retail in West Timperley

There are great places to visit near West Timperley 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.

West Timperley's best nearby towns can be found at Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.

West Timperley has some unmissable hills nearby like Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.

Hiking Areas to visit near West Timperley include Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.

West Timperley's best nearby old mines can be found at 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).

There are a several good ancient sites in the West Timperley area like 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 West Timperley.

There are a several good ruins in the West Timperley 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 West Timperley if you like historic sites.

The area around West Timperley features a number of interesting lakes including Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.

The area around West Timperley features a number of interesting historic monuments including 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 West Timperley best rivers and streams to visit near West Timperley.

There are a number of woodlands near West Timperley including Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood.

Geological Features to visit near West Timperley include Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.

The area around West Timperley 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.

Don't miss Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish's villages if visiting the area around West Timperley.

Don't miss Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate's historic buildings if visiting the area around West Timperley.

West Timperley's best nearby country parks can be found at Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park.

The area around West Timperley boasts some of the best waterfalls 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.

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

The area around West Timperley features a number of interesting bluebell woods including Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.

Places near West Timperley feature a number of interesting sssis including Nob End SSSI.

Parks to visit near West Timperley include Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.

The area around West Timperley boasts some of the best shopping centres including 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 West Timperley.

Canals to visit near West Timperley include 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 number of cities near West Timperley including Salford, and Manchester.

West Timperley'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.

West Timperley has some unmissable disused railway lines nearby like The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.

Wigan Golf Club is one of West Timperley's best, nearby moated sites to visit in West Timperley.

Airports to visit near West Timperley include Manchester Airport.

West Timperley History

There are some historic monuments around West Timperley:

• Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls
• Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort
• Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church
• Standing cross St Wilfrid's churchyard
• Tatton medieval settlement, prehistoric settlement remains, the buried remains of Tatton Old Hall and mill dam
• Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear
• Watch Hill motte and bailey castle, 450m south of Streethead Farm
• Hough Hall moated site, ancillary enclosure and fishpond
• Canal tunnel entrances and wharf