Summerseat

Summerseat is a village in the Ramsbottom district of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.[1][2]

Summerseat
The Waterside Bar and Restaurant in 2007, later destroyed by 2015 floods
Summerseat Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD795145
Metropolitan borough	Bury
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BURY
Postcode district	BL9
Dialling code	01706/01204
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Bury North

History

Historically part of Lancashire, the village lies in the Irwell Valley, on the course of the River Irwell to the north of Bury and along the route of the M66 motorway.

A steam railway station on the East Lancashire steam railway is situated in the village. There is a local Costcutter store in the village. The village has two public houses in Summerseat, the Footballer's[3] and the Hamer's Arms.[4]

The 200-year-old, Grade II listed, Joshua Hoyles cotton mill, on the banks of the Irwell was redeveloped into residential apartments in the 1980s. The Waterside Inn, formerly a creche built on Kay Bridge for the adjacent mill was intended to be redeveloped as a residential site but collapsed during a storm on 26 December 2015.[5][6]

References

1. New Ward Boundaries (200) – Bury M.B.C. (PDF), Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2010, retrieved 19 September 2010
2. Bury – districts and boundaries, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, retrieved 19 September 2010
3. "The Footballers Inn". www.onionring.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
4. "Hamers Arms - Home". www.hamersarms.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
5. UK floods: Homes evacuated amid heavy rain
6. "Aerial footage shows 200-year-old pub destroyed as River Irwell floods". Retrieved 23 August 2017.