Where is Eccles, Greater Manchester?

Eccles, Greater Manchester is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M30 0DD), in the parish of Salford, unparished area.

How do I get to Eccles, Greater Manchester?

The nearest railway station is Eccles, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode M30 0DD.

Does Eccles, Greater Manchester charge admission?

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

How do I get to Eccles, Greater Manchester?

The nearest railway station is Eccles, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M30 0DD.

Castles · North West England

Eccles, Greater Manchester

In or near Manchester.

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Eccles () is a market town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Salford city centre and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Manchester, split by the M602 motorway and

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Eccles · 0.5 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Eccles Castle in Greater Manchester, the nearest railway station is Eccles, located 0.5 km away. The postcode for navigation is M30 0DD. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.

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Eccles () is a market town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Salford city centre and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Manchester, split by the M602 motorway and bordered by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south. The town is famous for the Eccles cake. Eccles grew around the 13th-century Parish Church of St Mary. Evidence of pre-historic human settlement has been discovered locally, but the area was predominantly agricultural until the Industrial Revolution, when a textile industry was established in the town. The arrival of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway led to the town's expansion along the route of the track linking those two cities.

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Background

History

Pre-historic finds in the parish of Eccles include dugout boats found at Barton upon Irwell, an arrowhead, a spear and axes at Winton, which taken together appear to suggest the existence of a hunting and travelling society. Human habitation in the area may extend as far back as 6000 BC, with two separate periods of settlement on Chat Moss, the first around 500 BC and the second during the Romano-British period. The village may have been founded by refugees from Manchester (Mamucium) during the Diocletianic Persecution in the early 4th century, Throughout the Dark Ages the parish appears to have been remote enough to be untouched by any local conflicts, while absorbing successive waves of…

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Coordinates: 53.4824, -2.3390
District: Salford
Parish: Salford, unparished area
Postcode: M30 0DD
Parliamentary constituency: Worsley and Eccles
Nearest railway station: Eccles — 0.5 km

Sources

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ABC Eccles

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