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Fred Dibnah

Frederick "Fred" Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), born in Bolton, was an English steeplejack and television personality, with a keen interest in mechanical engineering. Dibnah was born in a country which then relied heavily upon coal to fuel its industry. As a child he was fascinated by the steam engines which powered the many textile mills in Bolton, but he paid particular attention to chimneys and the men who worked on them.

Located at 53.5766, -2.41327 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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English television presenters, Members of the Order of the British Empire, People from Bolton, Cancer deaths in England, British Army soldiers, 1938 births, 2004 deaths

Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)

Bolton North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by David Crausby of the Labour Party.

Located at 53.587, -2.41 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Politics of Bolton, Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983

Bromley Cross railway station

Bromley Cross railway station, situated in Bromley Cross, a suburb to the north of Bolton, England, is served by the Northern Rail 'Ribble Valley' line 2+⁄4 miles north of Bolton. The station is just south of the point where the double line merges into one. The single line continues through Entwistle station towards Blackburn with a passing loop at Darwen station.

Located at 53.6141, -2.41081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Bolton, Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1848, Railway stations served by Northern Rail, DfT Category E stations

Hall i' th' Wood railway station

Hall i' th' Wood railway station is the last stop before Bolton on the Northern Rail franchise's Ribble Valley Line line into Blackburn and Clitheroe in England. The station opened on 29 September 1986. It is located in the middle of a housing estate and forms an unofficial footpath between the two sides. In March 2008 work began on a new car park for the station. The name is not a misprint - generations of local accents and dialects have ensured Hall i' th' Wood maintains its local spelling.

Located at 53.5969, -2.4132 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Bolton, Railway stations opened by British Rail, Railway stations opened in 1986, Railway stations served by Northern Rail, DfT Category F2 stations

Hall i' th' Wood

Hall i' th' Wood is an early 16th-century manor house in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is a Grade I listed building and is currently used as a museum by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. It was the manor house for the moiety of the Tonge with Haulgh township held by the Brownlows in the 16th century. The original building is timber framed and has a stone flagged roof; there were later additions to the house, built from stone, in 1591 and 1648.

Located at 53.6, -2.419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Country houses in Greater Manchester, Buildings and structures in Bolton, Historic house museums in Greater Manchester, Visitor attractions in Bolton

St Peter's Church, Bolton

St Peter's Church, Bolton-le-Moors, commonly known as Bolton Parish Church, is a Church of England parish church in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The parish church, dedicated to St Peter, is an example of the Gothic Revival style. The church was designated a Grade II* listed building by English Heritage in 1974. St Peter's is an active parish church in the Diocese of Manchester and is part of the Bolton deanery and Bolton archdeaconry.

Located at 53.5793, -2.423 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grade I listed churches, Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Church of England churches in Greater Manchester, Buildings and structures in Bolton, Religious buildings completed in 1871, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, E. G. Paley buildings, History of Bolton

Jumbles Reservoir

The Jumbles Reservoir is a heavily modified, high alkalinity, shallow reservoir in North West England. It lies in Jumbles Country Park, in the valley of Bradshaw Brook, partly in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, and partly in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire. It was opened on 11 March 1971 by HRH Queen Elizabeth II for the then Bolton Corporation Waterworks (since privatisation the reservoir is now owned by United Utilities).

Located at 53.6253, -2.4025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Drinking water reservoirs in England, Geography of Bolton

St Maxentius' Church, Bradshaw

St Maxentius' Church, Bradshaw, is located in Bradshaw, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Walmsley, the archdeaconry of Bolton and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice is united with those of five other local churches. Standing separately from the church is the tower of an earlier church. The present church is dedicated to Saint Maxentius, an obscure French saint, and is the only church in England with this dedication.

Located at 53.6058, -2.4013 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Grade II listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Grade II listed churches, Church of England churches in Greater Manchester, Anglican Diocese of Manchester, Religious buildings completed in 1872, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, English Gothic architecture, Gothic Revival architecture in Greater Manchester, Paley and Austin buildings