Wrightington
Wrightington is a civil parish in West Lancashire, England, with an area of 3,915½ acres. The surface is hilly, rising to over 400 ft. at Harrock on the border of Parbold, and then falling to the north, northeast and southeast.Places of Interest
Highlights include Appley Bridge railway station and St James the Great Church, Wrightington.
Appley Bridge railway station
Railway station
Appley Bridge railway station serves the villages of Appley Bridge and Shevington, both in Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester in England.
St James the Great Church, Wrightington
Church
Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.
St James the Great Church is in Church Lane, to the west of Wrightington in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.
Wrightington Hospital
Hospital
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wrightington Hospital is a health facility in Wrightington, Lancashire, England. It is managed by the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skelmersdale and Standish.
Skelmersdale
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skelmersdale is a town in the Western district of Lancashire, England. It sits on the River Tawd, 6 miles west of Wigan, 13 miles north-east of Liverpool and 15 miles south-west of Preston.
Standish
Village
Photo: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Standish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, near Junction 27 of the M6 motorway. Standish is situated 2½ miles east of Wrightington.
Shevington
Village
Photo: Shevington123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shevington is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the Wigan ward called Shevington and Lower Ground had increased to 11,482 at the 2011 Census. Shevington is situated 2 miles southeast of Wrightington.
Wrightington
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.5977° or 53° 35′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.7213° or 2° 43′ 17″ westElevation
430 feet (131 metres)Open location code
9C5VH7XH+3FGeoNames ID
7301453
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Wrightington from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Wrightington”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Robin Hood and Wrightington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harrock Hill and Parbold railway station.
Lancashire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Blackpool, Blackburn, Preston, and Lancaster.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.