Howe Bridge

Howe Bridge
Howe Bridge village
Howe Bridge is located in Greater Manchester
Howe Bridge
Howe Bridge
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD666027
• London170 mi (274 km) SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM46
Dialling code01942
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
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53°31′12″N 2°30′17″W / 53.5201°N 2.5047°W / 53.5201; -2.5047

Howe Bridge is a suburb of Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Lancashire, it is south west of Atherton town centre on the B5215, the old turnpike road from Bolton to Leigh.[1] The settlement was built as a model pit village by the owners of Atherton Collieries.

  1. ^ Lunn 1971, p. 186