Dean Brook
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Dean Brook is a river
near Bolton
in Greater Manchester
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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 subsequently joins Eagley Brook
and forms 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...
near Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
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...
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Historically within Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, Dean Brook rises on Smithills Moor and flows in an easterly direction, collecting Dakin's Brook at Barrow Bridge
Barrow Bridge, Bolton
Barrow Bridge is a model village, in the township of Halliwell in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It was created in the Industrial Revolution but since the demolition of the mills is now a residential village....
and runs through Smithills, before meeting the Raveden Brook to form Astley Brook
Astley Brook
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....
, which subsequently joins Eagley Brook
Eagley Brook
Eagley Brook is a small river of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in England....
and forms 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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