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Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction NW)
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 (6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction NE)
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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Warrington, in the county of Cheshire (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SW)
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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Salford, in the county of Greater Manchester (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction E)
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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St Helens, in the county of Merseyside (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction W)
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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Altrincham, a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction SE)
First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on.
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Rainford, in the county of Merseyside (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction W)
Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan.
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Manchester, a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester (11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction E)
A thriving truly cosmopolitan city with a great mixture of new and old. The capital of the north
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Edgworth, in the county of Lancashire (11.6 miles, 18.7 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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Chorley, in the county of Lancashire (11.9 miles, 19.1 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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Widnes, in the county of Cheshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction SW)
There is much that is Victorian about Widnes, this can be seen in the splendid public library building and the park named after a great Queen and Empress.
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Ramsbottom, in the county of Greater Manchester (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NE)
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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Knutsford, in the county of Cheshire (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SE)
Its name derives from Canute, the great Danish King who is said to have journeyed this way when he quite possibly forded the local stream.
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Styal, in the county of Cheshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SE)
The village of Styal stands on the River Bollin close to the town of Wilmslow. It is renowned for Quarry Bank Mill and the surrounding Styal Estate with houses once occupied by the mill workers.
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Reddish, in the county of Greater Manchester (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction E)
This is a densely populated area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It is fortunate to be close to the edge of Cheshire, thus residents have the benefit of being within easy reach of some attractive countryside.
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