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Photo: Newcombe Drive (Greenheys), a 116m hill near Bolton, Greater Manchester, north west England.

© Rude Health / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newcombe Drive (Greenheys)

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Newcombe Drive (Greenheys) rises to 116 m (381 ft) in Greater Manchester. It is the highest point of Salford. It is one of seven hills the Albion Guide maps in Greater Manchester.

Other hills nearby include Heaton Park and Winter Hill. For arrivals by rail, Moses Gate Station is 2.3 km to the north-east.

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More places to visit near Newcombe Drive (Greenheys)

Photo of Worsley, a village in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Worsley

Village

Canal village on the Bridgewater with a distinctive black-and-white green and ochre-tinted water, now home to RHS Bridgewater.

4.3 km SE · Greater Manchester

Photo of the Bridgewater Canal, a 39-mile canal running from Runcorn to Leigh, north west England.

Bridgewater Canal

Canal

The Duke's canal of 1761 that began the Canal Age, crossing the Mersey flats between Manchester, Runcorn and Leigh.

4.6 km S · Greater Manchester & Cheshire

Photo of Barton Swing Aqueduct, a landmark near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Barton Swing Aqueduct

Landmark near Worsley

The world's first swing aqueduct — a 235-foot iron trough that pivots aside, water and all, to let ships pass on the Manchester Ship Canal.

8.7 km SE

Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.Highlight

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

11.4 km W · spans 5 counties

Photo of Rivington Terraced Gardens, a garden in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Rivington Terraced Gardens

Garden near Rivington

Lord Leverhulme's atmospheric hillside gardens on Winter Hill, terraces and follies half-reclaimed by woodland.

12.1 km NW

Photo of Pigeon Tower, a folly near Rivington, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Pigeon Tower

Folly near Rivington

Slender three-storey folly tower on the Rivington Terraced Gardens ridge, a landmark of the West Pennine Moors.

12.3 km NW