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Astley Brook is a river in Greater Manchester, England. Rising at the confluence of Dean Brook and Raveden Brook near Halliwell in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, it travels eastward to "Meeting of the Waters", where it meets Eagley Brook to form the River Tonge.
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Eagley Brook
Eagley Brook (also known during the formative part of its course as Belmont Brook) is a small river of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in England.
Rising at the confluence of several smaller streams at Old Man's Hill in the West Pennine Moors, the brook almost immediately feeds Belmont Reservoir, after which it moves south and south east, passing the village of Belmont and collecting several tributaries and traversing the Longworth Clough, emerging close to Egerton.
From there, the river goes south, through Eagley near Bromley Cross, towards Astley Bridge, after which it joins Astley Brook at Meeting of the Waters to form the River Tonge.
Eagley Brook was historically important to the industrial and economic life of the north Bolton area. Its fast-flowing streams provided power to the water-wheels of the early industrial period, steam power at a later date, and soft water for bleaching and paper making.
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Bolton power stations
The two Bolton power stations supplied electric power to the town of Bolton and the wider area between 1894 and 1979. The first power station was located in Bolton town centre but by 1910 was too small to meet the growing demand for electricity. A large coal-fired power station was commissioned in 1914 situated at Back o’ th’ Bank about 1 mile north of the town centre. The electricity generating station was redeveloped several times until it was closed in 1979 and was subsequently demolished and the site redeveloped.
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Astley Bridge railway station
Astley Bridge railway station served the village of Astley Bridge, England, from 1877 to 1879 on the Astley Branch Railway.
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Church of All Souls, Bolton
The Church of All Souls is a redundant Anglican church on Astley Street in Astley Bridge, a predominantly residential district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building and was formerly under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. As of 2014, the church is in use as a business and community centre.