Kings Moss
Kings Moss is a hamlet in Rainford, St. Helens, England. Kings Moss is situated nearby to the hamlet Crank, as well as near Crawford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Billinge Hill and Upholland railway station.
Billinge Hill
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Billinge Hill is in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in North West England. With a maximum elevation of 179 m, it is the highest point of Merseyside.
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. Upholland railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Kings Moss.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Church is an active Roman Catholic church along Birchley Road, Billinge, St Helens, Merseyside, England. Belonging to the archdiocese of Liverpool, the church was built in 1828, and extended later in that century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winstanley and Skelmersdale.
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 3 miles east of Kings Moss.
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 3½ miles north of Kings Moss.
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 northeast of Kings Moss.
Kings Moss
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “King’s Moss”
- Category: locality
- Location: Rainford, St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.50468° or 53° 30′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.7455° or 2° 44′ 44″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Open location code
9C5VG733+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 30581670OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12266622
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