Northwards at a stretch of open farmland, the road forks, bearing left to Greenmount with links to Tottington and Bolton, and right to Holcombe Brook, Summerseat and Ramsbottom.

Frequent bus services run along the road every 15 minutes throughout Monday to Saturday daytime.

The building comprises the remains of a medieval hall, a single storied cruck-built structure with two farms and a Victorian wing built up around it.

Brandlesholme County Primary School previously existed until the late 1990s, when it was demolished as a result of demographic change in the area.

It is an independent steel design and fabrication company in the UK with an annual turnover in excess of £190 million.

[5] Situated on both sides of the River Irwell, it is overlooked by Castlesteads, an Iron Age/Roman settlement and hill fort and one of only four Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Bury.

Local sports teams include Woodbank Cricket Club and Brandlesholme Warriors.

[6] Its ground, Kenyon's is named after a local family who were involved when the club was established, and supported it for many subsequent years.

In the time of Henry I it was the residence of bailiff to Montbegon and later de Lacey lands whose name was Brandlesholme.

Possibly 16th Century, constructed from roughly cut local sandstone, coursed externally only.