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Line 114: ==Transport== [[File:Prestwich 1904.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Tram to Manchester passing through Prestwich village in 1904]] Public transport in Prestwich is coordinated by [[Transport for Greater Manchester]]. It has good transport links to [[Manchester city centre]], Bury and other parts of Greater Manchester. High frequency services are mostly provided by [[Go North West]]. There are local bus routes, linking Prestwich village to northern areas of [[City of Salford\|Salford]] including [[Pendlebury]], [[Swinton, Greater Manchester\|Swinton]], [[Monton]] and [[Eccles, Greater Manchester\|Eccles]]. [[Blackburn Bus Company\|The Lancashire Way]] and [[The Witch Way]] express services link Prestwich to Manchester, [[Burnley]] and [[Borough of Pendle\|Pendle]]. Prestwich is served by four tram stations on the [[Manchester Metrolink]] line from Manchester to Bury, at [[Besses o' th' Barn tram stop\|Besses o' th' Barn]] on the Whitefield border to the north, [[Prestwich tram stop\|Prestwich]] in the centre of the village, [[Heaton Park tram stop\|Heaton Park]] in the centre-east and [[Bowker Vale tram stop\|Bowker Vale]] on the [[Blackley]] border to the south-east. There are a number of parking spaces at the Besses and Prestwich, stops, however, the nearest dedicated park-and-ride station is at Whitefield with over 200 spaces.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Park and Ride \|url=https://tfgm.com/public-transport/park-and-ride \|website=Transport for Greater Manchester \|access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref> The metrolink line was originally a train line, with Prestwich station first built by [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] in 1879.<ref name="Mgs">{{Cite journal\|journal=Exploring Greater Manchester\|url=http://www.mangeogsoc.org.uk/egm/6_1.pdf\|title=Manchester Victoria to Bury: an historical trip on Metrolink\|last=Hindle\|first=Paul\|publisher=Manchester Geographical Society\|access-date=3 December 2010}}</ref> ▼ The first road to be [[toll road\|turnpiked]] was Bury Old Road in 1754 under the control of the [[Cheetham Hill]] [[Turnpike trust\|Trust]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/lookingback/4728100.Rural_Prestwich_on_18th_century_map/\|title=Looking back:Rural Prestwich on 18th century map\|last=Pratt\|first=Ian\|date=9 November 2009\|work=The Prestwich and Whitefield Guide\|publisher=Newsquest Media Group\|access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> Bury New Road, now the main thoroughfare was constructed by a turnpike trust in 1826.<ref name="Mgs">{{Cite journal\|url=http://www.mangeogsoc.org.uk/egm/6_1.pdf\|title=Manchester Victoria to Bury: an historical trip on Metrolink\|last=Hindle\|first=Paul\|publisher=Manchester Geographical Society\|access-date=3 December 2010}}</ref> Electric trams arrived around 1900, and the route along Bury New Road to Kersal Bar (the location of a toll bar until 1848) was opened on Friday 5 December 1902.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/lookingback/3808133.Inn_was_open_all_hours_to_cater_for_the_workers/\|title=Looking back:Inn was open all hours to cater for the workers\|last=pratt\|first=Ian\|date=31 October 2008\|work=The Prestwich and Whitefield Guide\|publisher=Newsquest Media Group\|access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> Bury New Road is the main road through the centre of the town. Buses on the road operate between Prestwich and central Manchester and Bury, with high frequency services operated by [[Go North West]] Local bus routes link the village to northern areas of [[City of Salford\|Salford]] including [[Pendlebury]], [[Swinton, Greater Manchester\|Swinton]], [[Monton]] and [[Eccles, Greater Manchester\|Eccles]]. [[Blackburn Bus Company\|The Lancashire Way]] and [[The Witch Way]] express services link Prestwich to Manchester, [[Burnley]] and [[Borough of Pendle\|Pendle]]. The road was first constructed by a turnpike trust in 1826.<ref name="Mgs"/> The railway arrived in Prestwich in 1879. The [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] obtained an Act of Parliament for a line from Manchester to Radcliffe in 1872 and in 1876 began building a line through Cheetham Hill, Crumpsall, Heaton Park, Prestwich and Whitefield. A [[cut and cover]] tunnel was built at Heaton Park. In 1916 the line was converted to electric operation and operated until August 1991 when it was closed. It was reopened as the [[Manchester Metrolink]] in April 1992.<ref name="Mgs"/> Bury New Road also intersects the the [[M60 motorway (Great Britain)\| M60 motorway]] at Junction 17, the Whitefield Interchange, a short distance north of the centre of Prestwich.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Junction 17 of M60 \|url=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=M60_motorway_(Great_Britain)&params=53.5388_N_2.2889_W_region:GB_type:landmark&title=Junction+17+of+M60 \|website=GeoHack \|access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref> ▲Prestwich is served by four tram stations on the Metrolink line from Manchester to Bury, at [[Besses o' th' Barn tram stop\|Besses o' th' Barn]] on the Whitefield border to the north, [[Prestwich tram stop\|Prestwich]] in the centre of the village, [[Heaton Park tram stop\|Heaton Park]] in the centre-east and [[Bowker Vale tram stop\|Bowker Vale]] on the [[Blackley]] border to the south-east. There are a number of parking spaces at the Besses and Prestwich stops, however, the nearest dedicated park-and-ride station is at Whitefield with over 200 spaces. ==Landmarks==

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