Birch, Greater Manchester

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A6045 road passing through Birch

Birch is a locality 23 of a mile northwest of Middleton, Greater Manchester, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, England. [1]

The M62 motorway passes close to the village, and Birch Services is located here.

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