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SJ8892 : Wellington Road North

taken 9 years ago, near to Heaton Moor, Stockport, England

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Wellington Road North
Wellington Road North
The A6 through Heaton Chapel. The approaching bus is on the frequent 192 route. On the corner of Abney Road is a Victorian postbox SK14 18 SJ8892 : Victorian Postbox at Heaton Chapel.
Greater Manchester bus route 192

Greater Manchester bus route 192 is a frequent and popular bus route running between Manchester city centre and Stockport. It carries over nine million passengers each year, and is often considered to be the busiest bus route in the country.

The service begins near to Piccadilly station (on the return to Manchester, it terminates in Piccadilly Gardens). From here, the route mainly follows the length of the A6, serving Manchester, Ardwick, Longsight, Levenshulme, Heaton Chapel, Stockport town centre, Heaviley, Great Moor, Stepping Hill and Hazel Grove, terminating near to the Rising Sun pub.

More information: LinkExternal link (Wikipedia)

A6 Road

The A6 is one of the main historic north south roads in England. At 299 miles long it is the fourth longest road in the country. It currently runs from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
See also LinkExternal link for more route detail.


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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Communications Road: A6 Postbox: VR other tags: Heaton Chapel Postbox Bus Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Wellington Road North [20] · Wellington Road North A6 [11] Other Photos: · Victorian Postbox at Heaton Chapel Title Clusters: · Wellington Road North [4] ·
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SJ8892, 115 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 24 August, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 14 October, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8830 9236 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:25.6739N 2:10.6528W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8831 9234
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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