Gilberts Close (Pit)
Gilberts Close (Pit) is a mine in Wigan, England. Gilberts Close (Pit) is situated nearby to the forest Haigh Lower Plantations, as well as near the pond Fairy Glen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Stephen’s Church, Whelley and St John.
St Stephen’s Church, Whelley
Church
Photo: Plucas58, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Stephen's Church is in Balcarres Avenue, Whelley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Wigan and West Lancashire, and the diocese of Liverpool. St Stephen’s Church, Whelley is situated 3,200 feet south of Gilberts Close (Pit).
St John
Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John is a church, which is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Gilberts Close (Pit).
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. St Mary’s Church, Wigan is situated 1 mile southwest of Gilberts Close (Pit).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scholes and Wigan.
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
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.
Beech Hill
Suburb
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beech Hill is a suburb, which is situated 2 miles west of Gilberts Close (Pit).
Gilberts Close (Pit)
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.56422° or 53° 33′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.61449° or 2° 36′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5VH97P+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 12872877855OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haigh Lower Plantations and Fairy Glen.
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