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About Ashton-in-Makerfield

Ashton in Makerfield lies between Wigan and St Helens in Greater Manchester's former mining heartland. The A580 East Lancashire Road provides the main route from Junction 23 of the M6, connecting Liverpool and Manchester. Local traffic uses the A49 for north-south links to Wigan and Warrington. The Victorian Gerard Arms pub on Wigan Road displays ornate stonework that once welcomed miners from nearby Garswood Colliery.

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Ashton-in-Makerfield is in England, at 53.483, -2.650 - about 20 km north of Callands.

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The closest airport to Ashton-in-Makerfield is Manchester Airport, 43 km (about 32 min by car). Other airports nearby: Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

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