Astley Brook is a
river
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in
Greater Manchester
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,
England
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.
Rising at the confluence of
Dean Brook and Raveden Brook near
Halliwell in the
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton ( ) is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, named after its largest town, Bolton, but covering a larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley,
Westhoughton, and part of ...
, it travels eastward to "Meeting of the Waters", where it meets
Eagley Brook to form the
River Tonge
The River Tonge is a short river, splitting Bolton from contiguous Tonge, both in Greater Manchester, England.
The Tonge is formed at the ''Meeting of the Waters'', where Astley Brook, from Smithills in the west, meets the Eagley Brook drawi ...
.
Tributaries
* Ravenden Brook (Ls)
** Horrocks Brook ? (L)
* Dean Brook (Rs)
** Hollin Brook (L)
** Swine Cote Brook (L)
** Dakin's Brook (R)
*** Roscoe's Brook ? (R)
*** New Field Brook (L)
*** Brown Lowe Brook ? (R)
References
Rivers of Greater Manchester
Rivers of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
West Pennine Moors
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