Eccleston
Eccleston is a locality in Chorley District, Lancashire, England. Eccleston is situated nearby to the hamlet Shaw Green, as well as near the locality Newtown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eccleston and Euxton Balshaw Lane railway station.
Euxton Balshaw Lane railway station
Railway station
Photo: Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Euxton Balshaw Lane is one of two railway stations situated in Euxton, Lancashire, England. It is a local station on the Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street route, on the stretch between Wigan and Preston. Euxton Balshaw Lane railway station is situated 2½ miles east of Eccleston.
Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul, With Attached Presbytery
Church
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chorley and Leyland.
Chorley
Photo: jim walton, CC BY 3.0.
Chorley is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Pennine Moors. Chorley describes itself as "Lancashire's Market Town". The markets take place most days, and continue to attract shoppers from around the local area.
Leyland
Town
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university. Leyland is situated 3 miles north of Eccleston.
Coppull
Village
Photo: David Hignett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coppull is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Chorley, lies around 300 feet above sea level. Its population is around 8,000, having been counted at 8,300 in the 2021Census. Coppull is situated 3½ miles southeast of Eccleston.
Eccleston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Chorley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.6506° or 53° 39′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.7259° or 2° 43′ 33″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
9C5VM72F+6JGeoNames ID
7293820
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