Crap Towns / Appley Bridge / Pollution incidents
How often does Appley Bridge get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Appley Bridge or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in November 2020 and put non-metal wastes on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | Non-metal wastes | On the land | Significant |
| February 2020 | Containers, metal wastes and tyres | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 5.8 km | 11 |
| Skelmersdale | 5.6 km | 3 |
| Adlington | 8.3 km | 2 |
| Appley Bridge | – | 2 |
| Burscough | 9.3 km | 2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 8.6 km | 2 |
| Orrell | 5.3 km | 1 |
| Shevington | 1.9 km | 1 |