Corn Bunting singing yesterday evening along the public right of way west of Winwick Lane, opposite Kenyon Hall Farm, which leads to the airstrip hut 2 Grey Partridge also there
It's possible that the boundary was altered in 1996, when some amendments were made to boundaries between parts of GM and Cheshire, which could explain your thinking John. The airfield opposite Kenyon Hall Farm, controversially located near to Highfield Moss SSSI/the M6 motorway is in Wigan Borough's deep south - Wiggin-Leigh International Airport
The railway line does indeed form part of the county boundary John but only on the eastern side of Winwick Lane. On the western side of Winwick Lane the road itself forms the county boundary (so Kenyon Hall Farm is indeed in Cheshire) to just south of Sandy Brow. So everything off to the west of Winwick Lane to the latter point is in Greater Manchester but only by a field or so.
Thats 3 more county ticks for me thenonly kiddingalthough I always thowt opposite kenyon hall farm was in cheshire,I stand corrected
The railway line does indeed form part of the county boundary John but only on the eastern side of Winwick Lane. On the western side of Winwick Lane the road itself forms the county boundary (so Kenyon Hall Farm is indeed in Cheshire) to just south of Sandy Brow. So everything off to the west of Winwick Lane to the latter point is in Greater Manchester but only by a field or so.
Yellow Wagtail opp Kenyon Hall Farm today, in the deepest south of Wigan Borough
I may be wrong Dave,but Kenyon hall farm,I think is about 300 yards into Cheshire boundery on Winwick Lane,I always thowt the railway to the north is the boundery,Kenyon hall farm defo has a cheshire postcodebut i could be wrong
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Saturday 25th of June 2011 09:44:28 PM
A little owl has been showing fairly regularly last thing in the evening for the last few weeks, between Dickinson's Farm and Tunnel Top (Kenyon Wood), generally on telegraph poles beside the road.