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Chorley, in the county of Lancashire (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction NW)
The town's historic roots go back beyond the Bronze-Age, as evidenced by findings in the 20th century.
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Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction SW)
Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here.
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Bolton, in the county of Lancashire (5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction E)
The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist.
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Edgworth, in the county of Lancashire (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NE)
This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower.
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Hoghton, in the county of Lancashire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction N)
It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!
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Croston, a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (10.2 miles, 16.3 km, direction NW)
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Ramsbottom, in the county of Greater Manchester (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction E)
The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet.
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Rufford, in the county of Lancashire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)
Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains.
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Oswaldtwistle, in the county of Lancashire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)
This is a large, typical Lancashire village lying close to the urban sprawl of Blackburn and Accrington.
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Rainford, in the county of Merseyside (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW)
Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan.
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St Helens, in the county of Merseyside (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SW)
Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style.
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Preston, in the county of Lancashire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NW)
This is the town that was at the centre of the cotton spinning industry for well over a hundred and fifty years.
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Salford, in the county of Greater Manchester (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)
The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry.
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Accrington, in the county of Lancashire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NE)
Some of the town's loveliest architecture comes from the Victorian era, this can be seen in the elegant Victorian Market Hall with its clock and rich display of sculpture.
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Warrington, in the county of Cheshire (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction S)
This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House.
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