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Newbridge Learning Community is a Special Educational Needs School in Wigan for pupils who have emotional, behavioural or social difficulties (EBSD). The school was formed from the merger of Kingshill Special School and Highlea School and opened in October 2008. It has fewer than 100 pupils.
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Platt Bridge
Platt Bridge is a settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wigan town centre along the spine of the A573 road. Historically part of the Hindley Urban District, in Lancashire, the area is now a residential suburb of Wigan. The first mention of Platt Bridge in documents occurs in 1599. The name comes from "plat" or "platte" meaning a foot-bridge.
Platt Bridge borders Abram, Bamfurlong, Hindley and Ince-in-Makerfield. Platt Bridge's border with Bamfurlong is marked by a brook which runs under the A58 and is shown by an ancient marker stone.
Two railways pass through Platt Bridge; one, the West Coast Main Line, the other a disused industrial line. Platt Bridge had a railway station on the Manchester and Wigan Railway line that closed in 1969.
Two schools in Platt Bridge, Low Hall County Primary School and Saint Nathaniel's C.E. Primary were closed and amalgamated into a new school Platt Bridge Community School, designed by NPS and opened in November 2006. It is a modern 'state-of-the-art' extended school. In addition, there is a Sure Start children's centre, a family centre and a children's and adults' public library. On the site, there is a primary care trust health facility and a housing office.
There are four churches in the area: the parish church St Nathaniel's (Church of England), built in 1905; Holy Family & St Wilfrid (Roman Catholic); an Independent Methodist Chapel (Methodist); and a Church of Christ (Churches of Christ).
On 31 May 2012, the Olympic Torch procession passed through Platt Bridge en route from Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton.
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Platt Bridge railway station
Platt Bridge railway station is a closed railway station in the Platt Bridge area of Wigan, England, where the line bridged Liverpool Road (the A58).
Platt Bridge was in the historic county of Lancashire.
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Hindley South railway station
Hindley South railway station served the communities of Hindley and Platt Bridge, south-east of Wigan, England.
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Wigan Springs Branch TMD
Wigan Springs Branch TMD is a traction maintenance depot located in Ince-in-Makerfield, England. There has been a motive power depot (engine shed or locomotive depot) in the area of the current depot since the 1840s.