Bamfurlong, Greater Manchester
Bamfurlong | |
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![]() Lily Lane (A58), Bamfurlong | |
Location within Greater Manchester | |
OS grid reference | SD596014 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WIGAN |
Postcode district | WN2 |
Dialling code | 01942 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Bamfurlong is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Location
It lies approximately 5 miles south of Wigan town centre and 2 miles to the north of Ashton-in-Makerfield. Bamfurlong has a population of around 2,500 people.[citation needed]
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Bamfurlong is within the ward of Abram.[1] For transport it is close to the M6 motorway. Bamfurlong railway station served the village from 1832 until closure in 1950.[2]
The proposed High Speed 2 line coming from the south will connect to the classic West Coast Main Line at the site of the closed station, allowing high-speed services to continue north on slower tracks to Wigan North Western, Carlisle, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central, although no station will be built in the village.[3]
References
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