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Bowlee
Bowlee
	St Thomas' Church, Bowlee
	Bowlee Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD843063
Metropolitan borough	Rochdale;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M24
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Heywood and Middleton;
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°33′11″N 2°14′13″W / 53.553°N 2.237°W

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Bowlee is a village in Greater Manchester, England.^[1]^[2] Bowlee is situated along the Heywood Old Road (A6045) on the outskirts of Middleton between Rhodes and Heywood. Historically it forms part of Lancashire.

RAF Bowlee

The RAF acquired 110 acres (0.45 km²) of land between Bowlee and the nearby village of Birch: 54 acres (220,000 m²) of land were acquired from the Langley Hall Estate plus 56 acres (230,000 m²) from Manchester Corporation. This included Bowlee Farm land and 6 acres (24,000 m²) of Parkside Farm.

Car boot sales

Large regular car boots sales are held during the summer months at the Bowlee Community Park.

Public transport

The area is served by bus service 125 which is the Middleton, Rhodes, Birch, Langley, Alkrington circular which operates mornings and afternoons only from Mondays to Saturdays.

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 109 Manchester (Bolton & Warrington) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231555.
^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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[OS109-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 109 Manchester (Bolton & Warrington) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231555.

[OSGaz50-2] "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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+| static_image_caption     = St Thomas' Church, Bowlee
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+| coordinates              = {{coord|53.553|-2.237|display=inline,title}}
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+| official_name            = Bowlee
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+| population               =
+| metropolitan_borough     = [[Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale|Rochdale]]
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+| metropolitan_county      = [[Greater Manchester]]
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+| region                   = North West England
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+| constituency_westminster = [[Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Middleton]]
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+| post_town                = MANCHESTER
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+| postcode_district        = M24
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+| postcode_area            = M
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+| dial_code                = 0161
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-'''Bowlee''' is a village in [[Greater Manchester]], [[England]] along Heywood Old Road (A6045) on the outskirts of [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]] between [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Rhodes]] and [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]]. Historically it forms part of [[Lancashire]].
+'''Bowlee''' is a village in [[Greater Manchester]], England.<ref name="OS109">{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 109 ''Manchester (Bolton & Warrington)''|ISBN= 9780319231555 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2014}}</ref><ref name="OSGaz50">{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html|title=Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer|format=csv (download)|date= 1 January 2016|publisher=Ordnance Survey|website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk|accessdate=30 January 2016}}</ref> Bowlee is situated along the Heywood Old Road ([[A6045 road|A6045]]) on the outskirts of [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]] between [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Rhodes]] and [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]]. Historically it forms part of [[Lancashire]].
-[[Category:Villages in Greater Manchester]].
 ==RAF Bowlee==
+The RAF acquired {{convert|110|acre|km2}} of land between Bowlee and the nearby village of [[Birch, Greater Manchester|Birch]]: {{convert|54|acre|m2}} of land were acquired from the [[Langley, Greater Manchester|Langley Hall Estate]] plus {{convert|56|acre|m2}} from [[Manchester Corporation]]. This included Bowlee Farm land and {{convert|6|acre|m2}} of Parkside Farm.
-The RAF decided to acquire 110 acres of land between Bowlee and the nearby village of Birch: 54 acres of the land would be acquired from the [[Langley, Greater Manchester|Langley Hall Estate]] plus 56 acres from [[Manchester Corporation]]. This included Bowlee Farm land and 6 acres of Parkside Farm.
 ==Car boot sales==
+Large regular car boots sales are held during the summer months at the Bowlee Community Park.
-Large regular car boots sales are held during the summer months at the Bowlee Community Park, Heywood Old Road (A6045), Bowlee, near Middleton which are well attended and very popular.
 ==Public transport==
+The area is served by bus service 125 which is the Middleton, Rhodes, Birch, Langley, [[Alkrington]] circular which operates mornings and afternoons only from Mondays to Saturdays.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{commons category|Bowlee}}
+{{authority control}}
-The area is served by two bus services.
+[[Category:Villages in Greater Manchester]]
-The 125 is the Middleton, Rhodes, Birch, Langley, [[Alkrington]] circular which operates mornings and afternoons only from Mondays to Saturdays.
+[[Category:Middleton, Greater Manchester]]
-The 167 from [[Norden, Greater Manchester|Norden]] to [[Manchester|Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester]] via Heywood and [[Cheetham Hill]] operates throughout much of the day on Mondays to Fridays as well as on Saturday daytimes only.
-{{Manchester-geo-stub}}
+{{GreaterManchester-geo-stub}}