Bamfurlong,_Greater_Manchester

Bamfurlong, Greater Manchester

Bamfurlong, Greater Manchester

Human settlement in England

Bamfurlong is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

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Location

It lies approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south of Wigan town centre and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the north east of Ashton-in-Makerfield town centre. Bamfurlong has a population of around 2,500 people.[citation needed]

Remains of the station in 1962

Bamfurlong is within the ward of Abram.[1] For transport it is relatively 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 would connect to the West Coast Main Line at the site of the closed station, allowing high-speed services to continue north on slower tracks. No station will be built in the village.[3]

References

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  1. [1]
    "Abram Ward Information". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Disused Stations: Bamfurlong Station". Disused Stations. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. [3]
    High Speed Two Property Consultation (pdf) (Report). gov.uk. November 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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