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Plank Lane Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West

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Place	Plank Lane
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Wigan
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.494895
Longitude	-2.548270
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Plank Lane

Industrial echoes of coal and canal water linger in the quiet atmosphere of Plank Lane. It lies 1.2 miles west of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 262°T, OS grid SJ 637 999), and is situated east of Crankwood village. The landscape bears the marks of a former mining life, where the earth has long since surrendered to the reclamation of reed beds and open water. Sunlight catches the surface of Ackers Whitley’s Basin, casting long, fractured reflections against the steel industrial remnants that stand as silent sentinels of a busier age. Nearby, the presence of the Unlock sculpture serves as a metallic focal point, grounding the transition from heavy industry to the modern suburban sprawl. Plank Lane maintains a distinct, low-lying horizon, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the canal which once carried the lifeblood of the regional economy. During the twilight hours, the vast expanse of Pennington Flash Country Park draws the eye towards the south, where the water mirrors the shifting bruised purples of the North West sky. This intersection of reclaimed nature and human endeavour gives the district a gravity that feels both heavy with the past and open to the encroaching quiet of the wetlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ackers Whitley's Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.3 mi, 218° SW
Common Lane Brook (River) — 0.3 mi, 338° NNW
Unlock (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 204° SSW
Pennington Flash Country Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 157° SSE
Firs Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 058° ENE
The Flash (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 177° S
Fir Tree Flash (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 019° NNE
Bickershaw Junction (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 270° W
Leigh Town Hall Archives (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 082° E
Westleigh Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 042° NE
Abram Flashes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 284° WNW · 40 ha
The Flashes Of Wigan And Leigh (National Nature Reserve) — 1.8 mi, 299° WNW · 738 ha
Hope Carr (Wetland) — 1.8 mi, 119° ESE
North West Computer Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 092° E
Leigh Film Factory (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 093° E
Leigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 093° E
Golborne Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 239° WSW
Viridor Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 285° WNW
Wood End Pit AKA Bedford Colliery marker stone, former coal mine. (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 077° ENE
Highfield Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 207° SSW · 20 ha
Danes Valley (Valley) — 3.2 mi, 345° NNW
Morley'S Hall Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 3.3 mi, 097° E
Castle Hill Motte And Bailey And Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 226° SW
Tyldesley Little Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 069° ENE
Risley, Holcroft And Chat Moss (National Nature Reserve) — 3.7 mi, 152° SSE · 529 ha
Wild Wings Birds of Prey (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.7 mi, 162° SSE
Borsdane Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.0 mi, 348° NNW
New Hall Moat, Astley, 200M North Of Astley Hospital (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 079° E
Hulton Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.2 mi, 041° NE · 205 ha
Winding House (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 089° E

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