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Outwood, Greater Manchester
Outwood is a suburban area in the metropolitan borough of Bury, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It neighbours the market town Radcliffe that is connected to the suburb via Outwood Road. Until 1974 it was in Lancashire.
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Outwood Colliery
Outwood Colliery was a coal mine in Outwood, near Stoneclough in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Originally named Clough Side Colliery, it opened in the 1840s and was the largest colliery in the area. It was owned by Thomas Fletcher & Sons and then by the Clifton and Kersley Coal Company. There were two pits. Coal was transported by a tramway to a depot west of Outwood Road, in Radcliffe, and also by tramway through Ringley Wood to the nearby Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. A railway sidings from the nearby East Lancashire Railway Line was located nearby, from the northern end of the colliery. In its heyday the colliery employed over 2000 workers. Outwood Colliery exploited the coal seams of the Manchester Coalfield and was noted for its Trencherbone Coal.
Due to an underground fire which caused the winding gear to collapse into its own shaft, the colliery was closed in 1931.
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Ringley Road railway station
Ringley Road railway station was a stop on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line; it was sited between Radcliffe Bridge and Clifton Junction, in Greater Manchester, England.
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Radcliffe Power Station
Radcliffe Power Station was a coal-fired power station in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England.
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Outwood Viaduct
Outwood Viaduct is a former railway bridge over the River Irwell near Radcliffe, in Greater Manchester, north-west England. It opened in 1846 as a timber structure and was rebuilt in cast iron in 1881. It closed to trains in 1966. Following a period of disuse, it was restored for use by pedestrians and cyclists and re-opened in 1999.