Platt Bridge
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Platt Bridge is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester England, two miles south of Wigan town centre along the spine of the A573. The area serves as a residential suburb.
Platt Bridge borders Abram, Bryn, Bamfurlong, Hindley and Ince-in-Makerfield. Platt Bridge's border with Bamfurlong is marked by the Leigh Canal, a branch off the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, linking with the Bridgewater Canal.
Two railways also pass through Platt Bridge; one the West Coast Main Line, the other a disused industrial line.
Platt Bridge has recently seen a major change in primary school provision.Two schools, Low Hall County Primary School and Saint Nathaniel's C.E Primary have been closed and integrated and a new school Platt Bridge Community School opened in Nov 2006. It is a modern state of the art school boasting a library for community use and an on site medical centre. Platt Bridge also boasts its own cricket ground and cricket club. There are three churches in the area; Holy Family (Roman Catholic), St Nathaniels (Church of England) and Independent Methodist Chapel (Methodist).
Some areas of Platt Bridge are currently undergoing development with a number of new housing estates. Platt Bridge is known to Wigan folk colloquially as "Platt Waz" originating from the fact that it was a comfort stop for the coal train drivers. With the recent opening of a new McDonald's "drive thru" sic the area has also acquired the more upmarket nomenclature "Platt Vegas".
[edit] Site of Special Scientific Interest
Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located to the east of Platt Bridge. The 68.3 hectare (168.8 acre) site was designated in 1989 for its biological interest. The main habitats are open water, fen and swamp, mire, woodland, acidic and neutral grassland and ruderal communities.
The site is also important for its breeding bird populations including: little grebe, great crested grebe, mute swan, tufted duck, snipe and redshank. 10 species of Dragonfly and Damselfly are also found, some of which are locally rare.
[edit] References
- Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss citation sheet. English Nature. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
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