Park Bridge
Park Bridge | ||
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Metropolitan county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE | |
Postcode district | OL | |
Dialling code | 0161 | |
Police | Greater Manchester | |
Fire | Greater Manchester | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Park Bridge is an area of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated in the Medlock Valley, by Ashton-under-Lyne's border with Oldham. Park Bridge anciently lay within the medieval manor of Ashton; however, there is no record of Park Bridge until the 17th century. The name is probably a reference to the medieval Lyme Park, in the north west of the manor of Ashton.[1] For nearly two hundred years from the 18th to the 20th centuries it was the site of the Park Bridge Ironworks.
History
Samuel Lees junior founded Park Bridge ironworks in 1786 on 14
The abandoned ironworks fell into decay and was demolished or reduced to ruins in the 1970s. Because the buildings were not recorded before their demolition, the site of the ironworks is of interest to archaeologists – particularly the
In 1986, the museum became a visitor centre, and in 1995 was renamed the Park Bridge Heritage Centre.[1]
The ironworks provided
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 1-871324-27-0.
- ISBN 1-871324-24-6.
- ISBN 1-871324-12-2.
External links
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