Summerseat
{{short description|Village in Greater Manchester, England}}
{{for|the historic house in Pennsylvania|Summerseat (Morrisville, Pennsylvania)}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.630|-2.309|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Summerseat
| metropolitan_county = Greater Manchester
| population =
| metropolitan_borough = Bury
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Bury North
| post_town = BURY
| postcode_district = BL9
| postcode_area = BL
| dial_code = 01706/01204
| os_grid_reference = SD795145
| static_image_name = Waterside Bar and Restaurant Summerseat - geograph.org.uk - 314912.jpg
| static_image_caption = The Waterside bar and restaurant in 2007;
it was destroyed by floods in 2015
| london_distance =
}}
Summerseat is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England;{{citation |url=http://www.bury.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/11709EFB-45E1-4481-BAE0-2288B13DA5A6/0/WardMap.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20100724212154/http://www.bury.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/11709EFB-45E1-4481-BAE0-2288B13DA5A6/0/WardMap.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2010 |title=New Ward Boundaries (200) |publisher=Bury Metropolitan Borough Council }}{{citation |url=http://www.bury.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/FaithsBeliefsAndReligions/CelebrationOfBury/BuryDistrictsAndBoundaries |title=Districts and boundaries |publisher=Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |accessdate=19 September 2010}} it is sited directly south of Ramsbottom.
History
The 200-year-old Joshua Hoyles' cotton mill, a Grade II listed building, on the banks of the River Irwell, was redeveloped into residential apartments in the 1980s. The Waterside Inn, built on Kay Street Bridge, as a creche for the adjacent mill, was also to have been redeveloped {{citation needed|date=December 2015}}, but collapsed during Storm Eva in December 2015.{{Cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35181139 |title=UK floods: Homes evacuated amid heavy rain |publisher=BBC News |date=27 December 2015 |access-date=20 February 2021 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weather/12069952/200-year-old-pub-collapses-as-River-Irwell-floods.html |title=Aerial footage shows 200-year-old pub destroyed as River Irwell floods |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=26 December 2015 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306045507/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weather/12069952/200-year-old-pub-collapses-as-River-Irwell-floods.html |archive-date=6 March 2017 }} The bridge was also damaged,{{cite news |first=Daniel |last=Hopkins |url=https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/18477570.work-begins-repairing-summerseat-bridge-damaged-floods/ |title=Work begins on repairing Summerseat bridge damaged by floods |newspaper=Bury Times |date=27 May 2020 |access-date=20 February 2021}} but it has since been rebuilt and the road across it is in use.
Geography
Historically part of Lancashire, Summerseat 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.
Amenities
The village has a Costcutter store and two public houses: the Footballer's Inn{{cite web |url=https://www.onionring.co.uk/restaurants/10033/The-Footballers-Inn/ |title=The Footballers Inn |website=Onion Ring |access-date=23 August 2017}} and the Hamer's Arms.{{cite web |url=http://www.hamersarms.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=Hamer's Arms |access-date=23 August 2017}}
Transport
Summerseat railway station is a stop on the heritage East Lancashire Railway, which connects {{rws|Haywood}}, {{rws|Bury Bolton Street}} and {{rws|Rawtenstall}}. It operates every weekend throughout the year, with additional services on some Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between Easter and the end of September.{{cite web |url=https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/plan-your-day-out/timetables/ |title=Timetables |website=East Lancashire Railway |access-date=18 March 2025}}
References
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Category:Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
Category:Villages in Greater Manchester
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