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Heywood, Greater Manchester


 

Heywood is a town located between Bury and Rochdale, Lancashire in the north-west of England. It can be reached via the M66 motorway and is also served by the East Lancashire Railway (used mainly as a tourist attraction). Its main industry in the past has been cotton milling, although this has long since declined. Heywood is now home to one of the largest distribution parks in the North-West, thanks to its excellent motorway links with Manchester and Liverpool.

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Bury - Rochdale - Lancashire - England - East Lancashire Railway - Cotton - Manchester - Liverpool

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Locally, Heywood is known as 'Monkey Town'. There are several explanations for this, one being that it includes a district called Heap Bridge, pronounced by some as 'Ape Bridge'.

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►Introduction
►Overview
►Culture
►Some Famous People From Heywood
►Other Places of Note
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