Astley Brook
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Astley Brook is a river
in Greater Manchester
, England
.
Rising at the confluence of Dean Brook
and Raveden Brook near Halliwell
in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
, it travels eastward to "Meeting of the Waters", where it meets Eagley Brook
to form the River Tonge
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Rising at the confluence of Dean Brook
Dean Brook
Dean Brook is a river near Bolton in Greater Manchester.Historically within Lancashire, Dean Brook rises on Smithills Moor and flows in an easterly direction, collecting Dakin's Brook at Barrow Bridge and runs through Smithills, before meeting the Raveden Brook to form Astley Brook, which...
and Raveden Brook near Halliwell
Halliwell, Greater Manchester
Halliwell is predominantly a residential area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It gives its name to an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. Halliwell lies about to the north west of Bolton town centre and is bounded by Tonge Moor to the east and Heaton to the south...
in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bolton, but covers a far larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley and Westhoughton, and a suburban and rural element from the West Pennine...
, it travels eastward to "Meeting of the Waters", where it meets Eagley Brook
Eagley Brook
Eagley Brook is a small river of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in England....
to form the River Tonge
River Tonge
The River Tonge is a short river flowing close to Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England.The Tonge is formed at the Meeting of the Waters, where Astley Brook, flowing from the Smithills area in the west, meets the southerly-flowing Eagley Brook...
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