Spike Island
Spike Island is a park in Halton, England. Spike Island is situated nearby to the suburb West Bank, as well as near Woodend.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Widnes and Riverside College.
St Mary’s Church, Widnes
Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
St Mary's Church is in the West Bank area of Widnes, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Riverside College
College
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Riverside College is a further education college based over two sites in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted following an inspection in 2020, and received its second “Outstanding” rating from Ofsted in 2024.
Silver Jubilee Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Silver Jubilee Bridge crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Widnes and Runcorn.
Widnes
Photo: Rancher2019, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Widnes is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap.
Runcorn
Photo: Dgp4004, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The industrial inland port of Runcorn is a treasure trove of architectural styles, from medieval ruins to 1970s utopia. Its impressive bridges across the River Mersey mark the gateway north to cosmopolitan Liverpool and south to leafy Cheshire.
Spike Island
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Halton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.35438° or 53° 21′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.73052° or 2° 43′ 50″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C5V9739+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 42559891OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
13286381
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