ROF Patricroft, Irlam

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The Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Patricroft, was an engineering factory was classified as a Medium Machine Shop. It was located in Patricroft, near the town of Eccles, in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, adjacent to both the Liverpool & Manchester Railway and the Bridgewater Canal. ()

Coordinates: 53°28'48"N, 2°21'36"W

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Salford (Barton)Irlam United Kingdom

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ROF Patricroft – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chill Factore, intu Trafford Centre, Eccles Town Hall, AJ Bell Stadium.

0.8 miS
Winter sport, Ski area, Sport complex
Chill Factore, Sale
22 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Stretford, England, Chill Factore stands as a beacon of winter sports enthusiasm in the United Kingdom. This premier ski area offers a slice of alpine adventure, conveniently located on the outskirts of Manchester in the city of Sale.
1.1 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
intu Trafford Centre, Manchester
29 min walk • Intu Trafford Centre, located in the bustling city of Manchester, United Kingdom, stands as a beacon of retail therapy and entertainment. This expansive shopping centre, one of the largest in the country, serves as a modern-day marketplace and social hub for both...
0.9 miE
City hall
Eccles Town Hall, Manchester
23 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Eccles, a bustling district of Greater Manchester, stands Eccles Town Hall, an epitome of Victorian architectural elegance and a focal point for community events. This historic building, with its distinctive red-brick facade and ornate stone...
1 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
AJ Bell Stadium, Manchester
25 min walk • The AJ Bell Stadium is a modern sporting venue located in the metropolitan borough of Salford, within Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. This state-of-the-art facility serves as a hub for professional sports in the region, primarily hosting rugby and football matches.
1.1 miE
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Manchester
28 min walk • St Mary the Virgin's Church is an active Anglican parish church in Eccles, Greater Manchester, England. The church is in the Eccles deanery, the archdeaconry of Salford and the diocese of Manchester.
0.5 miSE
Bridge
Barton Swing Aqueduct, Manchester
13 min walk • The Barton Swing Aqueduct is a moveable navigable aqueduct in Barton upon Irwell, Greater Manchester, England. It carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal.
0.5 miSE
Bridge
Barton Road Swing Bridge, Manchester
13 min walk • Barton Road Swing Bridge is a swing bridge for road traffic in Greater Manchester that crosses the Manchester Ship Canal between Trafford Park in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford to Barton-upon-Irwell in the City of Salford. The bridge is a Grade II listed building, and is part of a surrounding conservation area.
1.3 miSE
Convention center, Event space
EventCity, Manchester
34 min walk • EventCity Limited was a conference, gala dinner and exhibition venue in Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 2011 and was the largest event venue in the North of England, with four halls and a combined space of 28,000 m2. It was closed during 2021 as a consequence of the pandemic.
1 miE
Town, Area
Eccles, Manchester
25 min walk • Eccles is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Eccles is 2.7 miles west of Salford and 3.7 miles west of Manchester, split by the M602 motorway and bordered by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south.
1.2 miSW
Park
Davyhulme Sewage Works, Manchester
32 min walk • Davyhulme Sewage Works is the main waste water treatment works for the city of Manchester, England, and one of the largest in Europe. It was opened in 1894, and has pioneered the improvement of treatment processes.
0.6 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
All Saints' Church, Manchester
16 min walk • All Saints' Church is a Roman Catholic parish church situated between Dumplington and Barton upon Irwell, near Urmston, in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The church was constructed between 1867 and 1868 and was designed by E. W. Pugin in the Gothic Revival style for Sir Humphrey de Trafford.

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Which popular attractions are close to ROF Patricroft?

Nearby attractions include Patricroft, Sale (10 min walk), Barton Swing Aqueduct, Manchester (13 min walk), Barton Road Swing Bridge, Manchester (13 min walk), All Saints' Church, Manchester (16 min walk).