Mere Side
Mere Side is a locality in Rufford, West Lancashire District, England. Mere Side is situated nearby to the hamlet Holmeswood, as well as near Tarlscough.Places of Interest
Highlights include WWT Martin Mere and Rufford Old Hall.
WWT Martin Mere
Nature reserve
Photo: Tony Corsini, CC BY-SA 3.0.
WWT Martin Mere is a wetland nature reserve and wildfowl collection managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Tarlscough, Burscough, Lancashire, England, on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, 6 miles from Ormskirk and 10 miles from Southport. WWT Martin Mere is situated 1½ miles south of Mere Side.
Rufford Old Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rufford Old Hall is a National Trust property in Rufford, Lancashire, in north-west England. Built in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth centuries for the Hesketh family, only the great hall survives from the original structure. Rufford Old Hall is situated 2 miles east of Mere Side.
New Lane railway station
Railway station
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New Lane railway station serves the town of Burscough in West Lancashire, in England. It is served and managed by Northern Trains and is situated near the Martin Mere bird sanctuary, which can be reached by a 1-mile walk. New Lane railway station is situated 2 miles south of Mere Side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sollom and Burscough.
Sollom
Hamlet
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Sollom is a hamlet in the parish of Tarleton, in Lancashire, England. It lies south of Tarleton and north of Rufford on the A59 road, giving the village good links to Preston, Southport and Liverpool. Sollom is situated 2 miles northeast of Mere Side.
Burscough
Town
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Burscough is a town and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately 14 miles north-northeast of Liverpool and 13 miles southwest of Preston. Burscough is situated 3½ miles south of Mere Side.
Lathom
Village
Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lathom is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, near Skelmersdale, about 3 miles east of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward. Lathom is situated 4 miles southeast of Mere Side.
Mere Side
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rufford, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.64271° or 53° 38′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.86388° or 2° 51′ 50″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C5VJ4VP+3CGeoNames ID
13283909
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