Newton-in-Makerfield, is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is situated about midway (about 15 miles (24 km) from each) between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester 4 miles (6 km) to the east of St Helens, 5 miles (8 km) to the north of Warrington and 7 miles (11 km) to the south of Wigan.
Population: 21,782
Latitude: 53° 27' 0.00" N
Longitude: -2° 36' 0.00" W
Red Rose Forest is a community forest in western and central Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1991 and is expected to take 40 years to develop and mature, with the aim of involving communities in safeguarding and creating a woodland fl…
Rainford Village railway station was a station on the railway line from Rainford Junction to St Helens, Lancashire, later Merseyside.
Prescot Urban District was a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974.the main settlement of the district was the town of Prescot.
Pikestones is the remains of a Neolithic Burial Cairn, located on Anglezarke moor in Lancashire, England. The site is approximately 150 feet (45 metres) long and 60 feet (18 metres) across at its widest point. It consisted of one burial chamber cons…
Orrell Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.
New Manchester or The City was an isolated mining village on the Manchester Coalfield north of Mosley Common in the Tyldesley township. It lies west of a boundary stone at Ellenbrook which marks the ancient boundary of the Hundreds of Salford and We…
The Municipal Borough of Leigh was, from 1899 to 1974, a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England, consisting of the townships of Pennington, Westleigh, Bedford and part of the township of Atherton and named afte…
Model Cottage, Sandiway is a house in the village of Sandiway, Cheshire, England.
May Mill, Pemberton is a cotton spinning mill in Pemberton, Wigan, Greater Manchester.
Mavis Mill, Coppull is a cotton spinning mill in Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire. Mavis was built in 1908 alongside the Coppull Ring Mill, which still survives under a change of use: Mavis is a car park. It was driven by a 2000 hp triple-expansion four…
Martinscroft is a part of the civil parish of Woolston in Warrington, Cheshire, England.
Marbury Country Park is a park in Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of Northwich Community Woodlands, an integral part of the Mersey Forest. Former industrial land is gradually being transformed to create a rich and green environment stretchin…
Lostock Hall Gatehouse is an Elizabethan building located in Lostock, a western suburb of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.
Keckwick is a village near Runcorn.
Hindley South was a railway station located in Hindley, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England.
High Rid Reservoir is a small, stone-sided reservoir close to Lostock Junction.
High Bullough Reservoir is the oldest of all the reservoirs in the Rivington chain. Popular with walkers, it forms part of the Anglezarke trail, although it is also accessible from Manor House. Originally named as Chorley Reservoir, it has since bee…
Hermitage Green is a hamlet near the village of Winwick in Cheshire. It is also the location of St Oswald's Well (grid reference SJ606939).