Gathurst
Gathurst is a village in Wigan, England. Gathurst is situated nearby to the village Shevington, as well as near the suburb Crooke.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gathurst railway station and Gathurst Viaduct.
Gathurst railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gathurst railway station is a two-platform railway station on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The station is on the Southport line 2+3⁄4 miles north west of Wigan Wallgate station.
Gathurst Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gathurst Viaduct carries the M6 motorway across the Douglas valley at Shevington, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The second largest bridge on the M6 motorway, it lies between junctions 26 and 27.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shevington and Pemberton.
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.
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 2 miles southeast of Gathurst.
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 2 miles northeast of Gathurst.
Gathurst
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.56224° or 53° 33′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.69803° or 2° 41′ 53″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
9C5VH862+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 29390836OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13276204
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