Crawford
Crawford is a hamlet in Up Holland, West Lancashire District, England. Crawford is situated nearby to the hamlet Kings Moss, as well as near Rainford Junction.Places of Interest
Highlights include Upholland railway station and Rainford railway station.
Upholland railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upholland railway station serves the small town of Up Holland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate and means the service runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to Kirkby.
Rainford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rainford railway station is situated to the north of the village of Rainford, in Merseyside, England; it is a stop on the Kirkby branch line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Trains.
Orrell railway station
Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Orrell railway station is situated 2 miles east of Crawford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skelmersdale and Winstanley.
Skelmersdale
Town
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skelmersdale is a town in the West Lancashire 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. Skelmersdale is situated 2½ miles north of Crawford.
Winstanley
Suburb
Photo: Andy Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winstanley is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, the area had a population of 15,849, reducing at the 2011 census to 11,264. Winstanley is situated 3½ miles east of Crawford.
Pemberton
Suburb
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pemberton is an area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas, and east of the M6 motorway. The area is contiguous with Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638, increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census. Pemberton is situated 3½ miles east of Crawford.
Crawford
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.51895° or 53° 31′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.75839° or 2° 45′ 30″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
9C5VG69R+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 30578633OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12262859
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