Historic landfill sites in Partington
The Environment Agency records 23 historic landfill sites in and around Partington. covering roughly 204 hectares in total. The largest is North Bank Industrial Estate at 103.91 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Partington (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bank Industrial Estate | 103.91 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Yew Tree Farm | 12.22 ha | — | Inert |
| Peaks Nook | 11.49 ha | 1996 | SpecialIndustrialCommercialInert |
| Plots 40, 41 and 42. Plot C17 | 10.4 ha | 1992 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Hollins Green | 9.38 ha | 1991 | Industrial |
| Warburton Farm | 8.8 ha | 1983 | SpecialLiquid / sludgeIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Moss Brow Farm | 7.52 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| Booth Bank Farm | 6.2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Units 31-36 Irlam Northbank Industrial Estate | 5.86 ha | — | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Dunham Road | 4.59 ha | 1991 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Glaze Brook | 4.12 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land adjacent to Lancashire Tar Distillers | 3.08 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Cadishead Sewage Works | 2.77 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Moss View Road | 1.93 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Northbank Industrial Estate No.3 Tip | 1.82 ha | 1992 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Warburton Park Farm | 1.78 ha | — | IndustrialCommercial |
| Lords Street | 1.74 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Dark Lane | 1.69 ha | — | Liquid / sludgeHousehold |
| Brook Farm | 1.49 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Units 31-36 Irlam Northbank Industrial Estate | 1.3 ha | — | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Rear of Paintworks | 0.64 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Lock Lane | 0.54 ha | — | Inert |
| Lock Lane | 0.37 ha | — | Inert |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Partington?
- 23 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Partington town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Partington?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.