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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester abstract "Astley is a settlement within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England, variously described as a suburb or a village. Astley lies on flat land to the northwest of the city of Manchester, and is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 "East Lancashire Road". It forms a continuous urban area with neighbouring Tyldesley, and is equidistant from Wigan and Manchester city centre, both 8.3 miles (13.4 km) away. The Astley Mosley Common ward of Wigan MBC, which covers both settlements, had a population of 11,654 in the 2001 Census.Historically a part of Lancashire, the name Astley is derived from Old English, indicating Anglo-Saxon settlement. It means "east Leigh" or "east of Leigh", a reference to Astley's location relative to the town of Leigh; or ēastlēah the "eastern wood or clearing". Throughout the Middle Ages, Astley constituted a township within the parish of Leigh and hundred of West Derby. Astley first appears in written form as Asteleghe in 1210, when its lord of the manor granted land to the religious order of Premonstratensian canons at Cockersand Abbey.Medieval and Early Modern Astley is distinguished by the dignitaries who occupied Damhouse, the local manor house around which a settlement expanded. The newly extended Bridgewater Canal reached Astley in 1795, and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830. The Industrial Revolution introduced mechanised coal mining and the factory system to the region in and around Astley, triggering its expansion. The village's only cotton mill was built in 1833.Mining subsidence coupled with structural and political changes to the mining industry began the decline in Astley's industrial activities during the mid-20th century; its cotton mill closed in 1955, and the last coal was brought to the surface in 1970. However, Astley has grown as part of a commuter belt, supported by its proximity to Manchester city centre and inter-city transport links. Astley Green Colliery Museum houses collections of Astley's industrial heritage.".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester areaCode "01942".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester country United_Kingdom.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester distanceToLondon "262323.072".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester gridReference "SD699006".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester metropolitanBorough Metropolitan_Borough_of_Wigan.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester populationTotal "11654".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester postalCode "M29".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester thumbnail Bridgewater_Canal_and_Astley_Green_Pithead.JPG?width=300.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wikiPageExternalLink ASTLEYHistory.pdf.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wikiPageExternalLink www.agcm.org.uk.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wikiPageExternalLink www.astleysaintstephens.wigan.sch.uk.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wikiPageExternalLink www.boothstownholyfamily.wigan.sch.uk.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wikiPageExternalLink www.mortfamily.net.
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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wikiPageExternalLink www.saintambrosebarlow.wigan.sch.uk.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wikiPageExternalLink www.st-maryshigh.wigan.gateway.talmos.net.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wikiPageExternalLink www.tyldesleyhistoricalsociety.co.uk.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wikiPageID "2633314".
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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester centre "Astley".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester constituencyWestminster Leigh_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester country "England".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester dialCode "1942".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester east Boothstown.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester hasPhotoCollection Astley,_Greater_Manchester.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester latitude "53.5008".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester londonDistance "SE".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester longitude "-2.4454".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester metropolitanBorough Metropolitan_Borough_of_Wigan.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester metropolitanCounty Greater_Manchester.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester north Tyldesley.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester northeast Walkden.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester northwest Atherton,_Greater_Manchester.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester officialName "Astley".
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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester population "11654".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester postTown "MANCHESTER".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester postcodeArea "M".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester postcodeDistrict "M29".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester region "North West England".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester south Chat_Moss.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester southeast Barton-upon-Irwell.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester southwest Culcheth.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester staticImageCaption "Bridgewater Canal and Astley Green Pithead".
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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester title "Neighbouring towns, villages, and places".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester west Leigh,_Greater_Manchester.
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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester subject Category:Geography_of_Wigan.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester subject Category:Villages_in_Greater_Manchester.
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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester comment "Astley is a settlement within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England, variously described as a suburb or a village. Astley lies on flat land to the northwest of the city of Manchester, and is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 "East Lancashire Road". It forms a continuous urban area with neighbouring Tyldesley, and is equidistant from Wigan and Manchester city centre, both 8.3 miles (13.4 km) away.".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester label "Astley (Greater Manchester)".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester label "Astley, Greater Manchester".
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester sameAs Astley_(Greater_Manchester).
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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester sameAs Astley,_Greater_Manchester.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester lat "53.5008".
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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester long "-2.4454".
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- Astley,_Greater_Manchester wasDerivedFrom Astley,_Greater_Manchester?oldid=603803170.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester depiction Bridgewater_Canal_and_Astley_Green_Pithead.JPG.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester isPrimaryTopicOf Astley,_Greater_Manchester.
- Astley,_Greater_Manchester name "Astley".