Where is Astley, Greater Manchester?

Astley, Greater Manchester is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode M29 7HU), in the parish of Wigan, unparished area.

How do I get to Astley, Greater Manchester?

The nearest railway station is Trencherbone Platform, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode M29 7HU.

Does Astley, Greater Manchester charge admission?

Astley, Greater Manchester typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Astley, Greater Manchester?

The nearest railway station is Trencherbone Platform, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M29 7HU.

Castles · North West England

Astley, Greater Manchester

In or near Croft.

♿ Wheelchair: limited

Higher Green Lane junction - geograph.org.uk - 1430323 — Glyn Drury — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Trencherbone Platform · 0.6 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Astley Castle in Greater Manchester, the nearest railway station is Trencherbone Platform, located 0.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is M29 7HU. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.

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Astley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 East Lancashire Road. Continuous with Tyldesley, it is between Wigan and Manchester, both 8 miles (13 km) away. Astley Mosley Common ward had a population of 11,270 at the 2011 Census. Astley's name is Old English, indicating Anglo-Saxon settlement. It means either "east (of) Leigh", or ēastlēah the "eastern wood or clearing". Throughout the Middle Ages, Astley constituted a township within the parish of Leigh and hundred of West Derby. Astley appears in written form as Asteleghe in 1210, when its lord of the manor granted land to the religious order of Premonstratensian canons at Cockersand Abbey. Medieval and Early Modern Astley is distinguished by the dignitaries who occupied Damhouse, the local manor house around which a settlement expanded. The Bridgewater Canal reached Astley in 1795, and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830. The Industrial Revolution introduced the factory system when the village's cotton mill was built in 1833. Coal mining became an important industry. Mining subsidence and a decline in coal production led to a reduction in the industry in the mid-20th century; its cotton mill closed in 1955, and the last coal was brought to the surface in 1970. Astley Green Colliery Museum houses collections of Astley's industrial heritage.

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Background

History

The earliest evidence of human activity in the area is the remains of a Roman road which served as the route between Roman camps at Coccium (Wigan) and Mamucium (Manchester). The road ran to the north of Astley, past Keeper Delph and through Tyldesley. Evidence for the presence of Anglo-Saxons in the sparsely populated, heavily wooded and isolated region is provided by place names incorporating the Old English suffix leah, such as in Leigh, Tyldesley, Shakerley and Astley.

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Coordinates: 53.5008, -2.4454
District: Wigan
Parish: Wigan, unparished area
Postcode: M29 7HU
Parliamentary constituency: Worsley and Eccles
Nearest railway station: Trencherbone Platform — 0.6 km

Sources

wikipedia: Astley, Greater Manchester (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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