Water Heyes

Water Heyes is a locality in Wigan, England. Water Heyes is situated nearby to the suburb Longshoot, as well as near Scholes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St John’s Church, Wigan and St Mary’s Church, Wigan.

St John’s Church, Wigan

Church

Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Standishgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is within 200 feet of another Catholic church, St Mary's. Construction on both churches, was done in a spirit of competition, so they both were finished in the same year, 1819.

St Mary’s Church, Wigan

Church

Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Standishgate area of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1818 and is a Grade II* listed building.

Church of St George

Church

Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wigan and Scholes.

Wigan

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Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.

Scholes

Suburb

Scholes is an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Scholes is immediately to the east of Wigan's town centre; separated from the commercial area by the River Douglas.

Wigan Pier

Quarter

Photo: Chris55, Public domain.

Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.

Water Heyes

Type: Locality
Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.54897° or 53° 32′ 56″ north

Longitude

-2.62505° or 2° 37′ 30″ west

Elevation

128 feet (39 metres)

Open location code

9C5VG9XF+HX

GeoNames ID

13268285

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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