Bowlee

Bowlee
St Thomas' Church, Bowlee
Bowlee Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD843063
Metropolitan borough	Rochdale
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M24
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Heywood and Middleton
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°33′11″N2°14′13″W / 53.553°N 2.237°W / 53.553; -2.237

Bowlee is a village in Greater Manchester, England. ^{[1] [2]} Bowlee is situated along the Heywood Old Road (A6045) on the outskirts of Middleton between Rhodes and Heywood. Historically it forms part of Lancashire.

Geography

Bowlee is located north of Rhodes, south of Heywood and Birch and west-southwest of Middleton like much of the British Isles, the area experiences a temperate maritime climate The A6045 passes through Bowlee, whilst the M60 passes west of the village

RAF Bowlee

The RAF acquired 110 acres (0.45 km²) of land between Bowlee and the nearby village of Birch: 54 acres (220,000 m²) of land were acquired from the Langley Hall Estate plus 56 acres (230,000 m²) from Manchester Corporation. This included Bowlee Farm land and 6 acres (24,000 m²) of Parkside Farm.

Car boot sales

Large regular car boots sales are held during the summer months at the Bowlee Community Park.

Public transport

The area is served by bus service 125 which is the Middleton, Birch, Langley, Heywood route.

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 109 Manchester (Bolton & Warrington) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN   9780319231555.
2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.