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Bradshaw Brook

AC with 0 elementsCroal catchmentEngland river stubsIrwell catchmentRivers of Greater Manchester
Rivers of LancashireRivers of the Metropolitan Borough of BoltonWest Pennine Moors
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Bradshaw Brook is a river draining parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in Northern England. Starting life as Cadshaw Brook draining a valley named Green Lowe Clough on Turton Moor, the brook feeds the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir and Wayoh Reservoir (the latter also fed by Blackstone Brook and Whittlestone Head Brook). From there, the river traverses Turton Bottoms and passes Chapeltown before feeding Jumbles Reservoir (along with Hazelhurst Brook). Bradshaw Brook then passes Bromley Cross and Bradshaw on its way to meet the River Tonge at Leverhulme Park east of Bolton.

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Bradshaw Brook
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St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church

Radcliffe Road 178
BL2 1PF , Darcy Lever
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