Worsley

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Worsley is a village in Greater Manchester, England, historically significant as a coal-mining and canal hub central to the early Industrial Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
associatedWith Bridgewater Trustees
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
category Geography of the City of Salford
Industrial Revolution
surface form: Industrial Revolution in England

Villages in Greater Manchester
coalMinedFrom Lancashire
surface form: Lancashire Coalfield
country England
developedBy Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
dialCode 0161
distanceToManchesterCityCentre approximately 6 miles west
governingBody Salford City Council
hasCanal Bridgewater Canal
hasEconomicHistory transition from industrial village to commuter suburb
hasFeature canal basin
underground canal system for coal transport
hasHeritageStatus designated conservation area
hasLandmark Worsley Court House
Worsley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Worsley Green
hasRecreationalUse leisure boating on Bridgewater Canal
hasReligiousSite St Mark’s Church, Worsley
hasStructure St Mark’s Church, Worsley
Worsley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Worsley Delph

Worsley Old Hall
Worsley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Worsley Packet House
historicalEraOfGrowth 18th century
19th century
historicalRole canal transport hub
coal-mining centre
historicCounty Lancashire
knownFor Bridgewater Canal
coal mining
role in the early Industrial Revolution
locatedIn Greater Manchester
North West England
locatedNear Manchester
metropolitanBorough Salford
surface form: City of Salford
OSGridReference SJ735005
partOf Salford
surface form: City of Salford
partOfConstituency Worsley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Worsley and Eccles South
postcodeDistrict M28
postTown Manchester
surface form: MANCHESTER
region North West England
transport A580 East Lancashire Road nearby
M60 motorway
surface form: M60 motorway nearby
waterwayUsedFor transport of coal from local mines

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Worsley hasLandmark Worsley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Worsley Green
Swinton hasNeighbour Worsley
Worsley hasStructure Worsley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Worsley Delph
Worsley hasStructure Worsley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Worsley Packet House
this entity surface form: Worsley, Lancashire, England
Chat Moss near Worsley
Worsley partOfConstituency Worsley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Worsley and Eccles South
this entity surface form: Worsley Urban District Council
Bridgewater Canal startPoint Worsley