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 , and then falling to the north, northeast and southeast.
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  • Type: Locality with 2,890 residents
  • Description: hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire, England
  • Also known as: “Wrightington (civil parish), Lancashire” and “Wrightington, Lancashire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James the Great Church, Wrightington and Wrightington Hospital.

Church
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St James the Great Church is in Church Lane, to the west of Wrightington in , England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.

Hospital
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is a health facility in Wrightington, , England. It is managed by the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

Railway station
serves the villages of in West Lancashire and in the , in . is situated 2 miles south of Wrightington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andertons Mill and Bispham Green.

Village
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Hilldale is a civil parish in the West Lancashire district of , England, containing the village of Hill Dale and the neighbouring hamlet of .

Village
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is a village in the West Lancashire district of , England. It is 1 mile south of and less than 1 mile north of . is situated 2½ miles west of Wrightington.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England. It is part of the Borough of Chorley, lies around 300 feet above sea level. Its population is around 8,000, having been counted at 8,300 in the 2021 Census. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wrightington.

Wrightington

Latitude
53.60591° or 53° 36′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.71662° or 2° 42′ 60″ west
Population
2,890
Elevation
367 feet (112 metres)
Open location code
9C5VJ74M+99
Geo­Names ID
13274561
Wiki­data ID
Q8038288
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Wrightington” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “রাইটিংটং”
  • Cebuano: “Wrightington”
  • Chinese: “莱汀顿”
  • Chinese: “萊汀頓”
  • Dutch: “Wrightington”
  • French: “Wrightington”
  • German: “Wrightington”
  • Gujarati: “વ્રિઘટિંગટન”
  • Irish: “Wrightington”
  • Japanese: “ライティントン”
  • Kannada: “ರೈಟ್ಟನ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “라이팅턴”
  • Ladin: “Wrightington”
  • Lithuanian: “Vraitingtonas”
  • Polish: “Wrightington”
  • Portuguese: “Wrightington”
  • Russian: “Райтингтон”
  • Spanish: “Wrightington”
  • Swedish: “Wrightington”
  • Tamil: “வ்ரைட்டிங்டன்”
  • Telugu: “రైటింగ్టన్”
  • Turkish: “Wrightington”
  • Urdu: “وریگھتینجٹن”
  • Welsh: “Wrightington”
  • “Wrightington”

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Highlights include Harrock Hill and Parbold railway station.

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