Besses o' th' Barn

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Besses o' th' Barn
Besses o' th' Barn (Greater Manchester)
Besses o' th' Barn

Besses o' th' Barn shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference SD815055
Metropolitan borough Bury
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
List of places: UKEnglandGreater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°32′46″N 2°16′43″W / 53.546019, -2.278473

Besses o' th' Barn (coloquially known as Besses) is an area of Whitefield within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies between Radcliffe and Prestwich.

The main local landmark is the three layer bridge often known as Besses Bridge, Bury Old Road runs under the Manchester Metrolink line by the town's eponymous Metrolink station and over the M60 motorway near Junction 17. McDonalds, Aldi and The Co-operative have stores on the retail park where Bury New Road and Bury Old Road Cross.