Prescot
Prescot is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. It lies about 8 miles to the east of Liverpool city centre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Knowsley Safari Park and Whiston Hospital.
Knowsley Safari Park
Zoo
Knowsley Safari is a safari park and tourist attraction in Prescot, Merseyside, England. It is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria.
Whiston Hospital
Hospital
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Whiston Hospital is an acute general hospital in Whiston, Merseyside, though its postal address places it in adjacent Prescot. The hospital is managed by Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Whiston railway station
Railway station
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Whiston railway station serves the village of Whiston in Merseyside, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains. It lies on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway 7+1⁄2 miles east of Liverpool Lime Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Helens and Huyton.
St Helens
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St Helens is a town in Merseyside in England, 14 miles northeast of Liverpool. It was historically part of Lancashire, but in 1974 became a separate metropolitan borough.
Huyton
Town
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Huyton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. Part of the Liverpool Built-up Area, it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash and Netherley.
Prescot
- Type: Locality
- Location: Knowsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.4248° or 53° 25′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.8055° or 2° 48′ 20″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
9C5VC5FV+WQGeoNames ID
7293815
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