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Town of Lowton Manchester Map

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

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Place	Town of Lowton
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Wigan
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.460943
Longitude	-2.592098
Place Type	Village

About Town of Lowton

Brick chimneys and slate roofs define the skyline of the Town of Lowton, where the industrial legacy of the North West persists in the sturdy lines of its older architecture. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-east of Golborne (from Golborne: bearing 167°T, OS grid SJ 607 961). Beyond the residential lanes, the landscape softens toward the gentle depression of Golborne Dale, a valley that catches the low, amber light of late afternoon. Highfield Moss Sssi preserves a quiet fragment of ancient peatland nearby, its twenty hectares of bog and heath providing a sanctuary for flora that has long vanished from the surrounding built-up plains. The Town of Lowton maintains a character shaped by its evolution from a rural parish into a significant node within the Wigan district. Residents often walk the paths where Millingford Brook carves its narrow, reed-lined course through the local fields. These waterways hum with a persistent, cold clarity, reflecting the changing moods of the English sky above. The air here holds a particular weight, carrying the faint, metallic memory of the coal seams that once dictated the pace of life for generations of local families.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Golborne Dale (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 272° W
Highfield Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 133° SE · 20 ha
Millingford Brook (River) — 0.7 mi, 264° W
Castle Hill Motte And Bailey And Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 268° W
Newton Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 252° WSW
Ellam's Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 276° W
Willow Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 244° WSW
Newton Stocks (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 250° WSW
Dean Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 298° WNW
Mesnes Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 248° WSW
White Door Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 317° NW
Golborne Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 352° N
St Oswald'S Well, 150M South Of Woodhead (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 178° S
Willow feature (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 003° N
Battle Of Winwick (Also Known As Battle Of Red Bank) 1648 (Registered Battlefield) — 1.6 mi, 197° SSW · 144 ha
Bowl Barrow West Of Highfield Lane (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 167° SSE
Bickershaw Junction (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 022° NNE
Abram Flashes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 004° N · 40 ha
Viridor Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 349° N
Wild Wings Birds of Prey (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.1 mi, 112° ESE
The Flashes Of Wigan And Leigh (National Nature Reserve) — 3.2 mi, 004° N · 738 ha
Risley, Holcroft And Chat Moss (National Nature Reserve) — 3.6 mi, 105° ESE · 529 ha
Tithe Barn Hillock (Hill / Mountain) — 3.7 mi, 298° WNW
Hope Carr (Wetland) — 3.7 mi, 066° ENE
Billy Bob's Bi-Planes (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 197° SSW
Starlight Theatre (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 195° SSW
Tractor Ride (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 195° SSW
Togo Tower (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 194° SSW
RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 197° SSW
Leigh Town Hall Archives (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 050° NE

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