Orrell railway station

Orrell railway station serves the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is a small two-platform commuter hub on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan.

Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Also known as: “ORR”, “Orrell Railway Station”, and “Orrell Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Luke’s Church and Winstanley College.

St Luke’s Church

Church

Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Luke's Church is in Lodge Road, Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. St Luke’s Church is situated 440 feet southwest of Orrell railway station.

Winstanley College

College

Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Winstanley College is a sixth-form college in the Billinge Higher End area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. Winstanley College is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Orrell railway station.

Up Holland High School

School

Up Holland High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Up Holland, Lancashire, England. It is a non-denominational comprehensive school. Up Holland High School is situated 2,200 feet west of Orrell railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orrell and Longshaw.

Orrell

Village

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Orrell is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward had fallen at the 2011 Census to 11,513.

Longshaw

Suburb

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Longshaw is a small residential and agricultural area within Billinge Higher End at the western boundary of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.