Bowlee
Bowlee | |
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![]() St Thomas' Church, Bowlee | |
Location within Greater Manchester | |
OS grid reference | SD843063 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
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 | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Large regular car boots sales are held during the summer months at the Bowlee Community Park.
Public transport
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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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