Bowlee

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Post townMANCHESTER
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Bowlee
St Thomas' Church, Bowlee
Bowlee is located in Greater Manchester
Bowlee
Bowlee
Location within Greater Manchester
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Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM24
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°33′11″N 2°14′13″W / 53.553°N 2.237°W / 53.553; -2.237

Bowlee is a village in Greater Manchester, England.[1][2] Bowlee is situated along the Heywood Old Road (A6045) on the outskirts of Middleton between Rhodes and Heywood. Historically it forms part of Lancashire.

Bowlee is located north of Rhodes, south of Heywood and Birch and west of Middleton. Like much of the British Isles, the area experiences a temperate maritime climate. The A6045 passes through Bowlee, whilst the M60 passes west of the village

RAF Bowlee

The RAF acquired 110 acres (0.45 km2) of land between Bowlee and the nearby village of Birch: 54 acres (220,000 m2) of land were acquired from the Langley Hall Estate plus 56 acres (230,000 m2) from Manchester Corporation. This included Bowlee Farm land and 6 acres (24,000 m2) of Parkside Farm.

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