Visit Newhey Places

Welcome to Visit Newhey Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Newhey

  

Newhey Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Newhey

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Newhey history

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Newhey is thought to have acquired its name as a result of land reclamation. Newhey lies by the older localities of Milnrow, Ogden and Haugh.

Newhey landmarks

Milnrow War Memorial, a Grade II listed structure, is in Newhey’s Memorial Park. It was unveiled in 1924 by Major General A Solly-Flood, a former commander of 42nd (East Lancashire) Division.

Newhey geography / climate

The housing estate south of Newhey Road and east of Bentgate Street is known as Bentgate. Bentgate is a housing estate in the north-east of London.

You can visit Newhey places with Walkfo Newhey to hear history at Newhey’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Newhey has 58 places to visit in our interactive Newhey map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Newhey, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Newhey places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Newhey & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 58 audio facts unique to Newhey places in an interactive Newhey map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Newhey Places Map
58 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Newhey historic spots	Newhey tourist destinations	Newhey plaques	Newhey geographic features
Walkfo Newhey tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Newhey

  

Best Newhey places to visit

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Newhey has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Newhey’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Newhey’s information audio spots:

Crompton Hall Crompton Hall was an historic house situated at Crompton Fold in the township of Crompton, Lancashire, and within the historic parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham .

Stanney Brook Stanney Brook originates in the Burnedge area of Shaw and Crompton. It flows through Milnrow into Rochdale before joining the River Roch at Newbold Brow. Its name derives from the Lancashire dialect word “stanner”

Hey Brook Hey Brook is a watercourse in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It originates at the confluence of Buckley Brook and Syke Brook. It flows through Wardleworth to the River Roch.

St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale St John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It was founded in 1830, and built in 1927. It is situated on the corner of Maclure Road and Dowling Street.

Piethorne Reservoir Piethorne Reservoir was built between 1858 and 1868. During excavations in the mid-19th century, a Celtic spear-head with a 5-inch (130 mm) blade was unearthed.

Visit Newhey plaques