Rufford
Rufford is a locality in West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England. Rufford is situated nearby to the hamlet Holmeswood, as well as near the locality Mere Side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rufford Old Hall and WWT Martin Mere.
Rufford Old Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rufford Old Hall is a National Trust property in Rufford, Lancashire, in north-west England. Built in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth centuries for the Hesketh family, only the great hall survives from the original structure.
WWT Martin Mere
Nature reserve
Photo: Tony Corsini, CC BY-SA 3.0.
WWT Martin Mere is a wetland nature reserve and wildfowl collection managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Tarlscough, Burscough, Lancashire, England, on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, 6 miles from Ormskirk and 10 miles from Southport.
Rufford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris1193, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rufford railway station, opened on 2 April 1849, serves the village of Rufford in Lancashire, England. The station is south west of Preston on the Preston-Ormskirk branch service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sollom and Lathom.
Sollom
Hamlet
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Sollom is a hamlet in the parish of Tarleton, in Lancashire, England. It lies south of Tarleton and north of Rufford on the A59 road, giving the village good links to Preston, Southport and Liverpool.
Lathom
Village
Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lathom is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, near Skelmersdale, about 3 miles east of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward. Lathom is situated 3½ miles south of Rufford.
Bispham Green
Village
Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.
Bispham Green is a village in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It is 1 mile south of Mawdesley and less than 1 mile north of Parbold. Bispham Green is situated 3½ miles southeast of Rufford.
Rufford
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.6402° or 53° 38′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.8425° or 2° 50′ 33″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C5VJ5R4+3XGeoNames ID
7295388
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