Prestolee

Prestolee

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.5475
longitude = -2.3705
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
population=
official_name= Prestolee
metropolitan_borough= Bolton
region = North West England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= MANCHESTER
postcode_district = M26
postcode_area= M
dial_code= 01204
os_grid_reference= SD754057
london_distance=
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static_image_caption=Prestolee Aqueduct

Prestolee is a small village within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell is one of a cluster of villages between Bolton and Kearsley, which includes Stoneclough and Ringley.

Historically a part of Lancashire, during the Middle Ages, Prestolee was a chapelry within the ancient eccelesiastical parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham.

Prestolee is surrounded almost completely by water and is effectively an island, with the River Irwell to the North, West and South, and the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal to the Northeast. There is one practical road (Bridge Street) that provides vehicle access over the river Irwell. Prestolee Road also allows access to the village via a small canal bridge but the road is not metalled and not practical for most vehicles. Pedestrian access from the north is facilitated by using Prestolee Aqueduct, or the nearby Pack Horse Bridge.

It has a church (Holy Trinity) that was used by TV show "Coronation Street" as a venue for many weddings and known to fans as All Saints Church, Weatherfield. It also has a primary school.

As well as the church, its other major landmark is Prestolee/Kearsley Mill.


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