Agecroft
Agecroft was a manor of Pendlebury, in today's Greater Manchester, England where it today refers to, within its former grounds by the River Irwell: Historically part of Lancashire, as a district within Pendlebury, it formed part of the Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury. The main road through the district is the A6044 (Agecroft Road) which links the A666 (Bolton Road) on high ground in Pendlebury above the Irwell Valley to the A56 (Bury New Road) in Prestwich on the opposite side of the valley.
Derivations
- Agecroft Hall, a Tudor country house and park exported and rebuilt on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, US from Pendlebury
- Agecroft Rowing Club, based at Salford Quays, Salford, England, the largest non-academic rowing club in Greater Manchester
Former uses
- Agecroft Power Station, a coal-fired power station formerly on the banks of the Irwell
- Agecroft or Agecroft Bridge railway station, Agecroft, Pendlebury, near Manchester, England closed in 1861
- Agecroft Colliery, a coal mine in Agecroft, Pendlebury, near Manchester
- Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal, a disused canal which runs through the district roughly parallel to the railway line
Other uses
- Agecroft Cemetery, a cemetery
- New Swinton Stadium, a planned stadium for the local rugby league club, Swinton RLFC
- HM Prison Forest Bank, a Category B men's prison which opened in 2000
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