Country: | England |
Official Name: | Bamfurlong |
Coordinates: | 53.508°N -2.608°W |
Static Image Name: | Lily Lane (A58), Bamfurlong (geograph 2818380).jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Lily Lane (A58), Bamfurlong |
Metropolitan Borough: | Wigan |
Metropolitan County: | Greater Manchester |
Region: | North West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Makerfield |
Post Town: | WIGAN |
Postcode District: | WN2 |
Postcode Area: | WN |
Dial Code: | 01942 |
Os Grid Reference: | SD596014 |
Bamfurlong is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
It lies approximately south of Wigan town centre and to the north east of Ashton-in-Makerfield town centre. Bamfurlong has a population of around 2,500 people.
Bamfurlong is within the ward of Abram.[1] For transport it is relatively close to the M6 motorway. Bamfurlong railway station served the village from 1832 until closure in 1950.[2]
The proposed High Speed 2 line coming from the south would connect to the West Coast Main Line at the site of the closed station, allowing high-speed services to continue north on slower tracks. No station will be built in the village.[3]