Fothershaw Pit
Fothershaw Pit is a mine in Wigan, England. Fothershaw Pit is situated nearby to the recreation area The Civic, as well as near Aspull Methodist Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St David’s Church and St Stephen’s Church, Whelley.
St David’s Church
Church
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St David's Church is in Copperas Lane, Haigh, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. St David’s Church is situated 3,800 feet north of Fothershaw Pit.
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 1¼ miles southwest of Fothershaw Pit.
Blackrod railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paypwip, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackrod railway station serves the towns of Blackrod and Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is 6.5 miles north west of Bolton railway station. It is just 1+1⁄4 miles from the town centre of Horwich - closer than Horwich Parkway station. Blackrod railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Fothershaw 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. Scholes is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fothershaw Pit.
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.
Hindley
Town
Photo: Jhamez84, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hindley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is three miles east of Wigan and covers an area of 2,580 acres. Hindley is situated 2½ miles south of Fothershaw Pit.
Fothershaw Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.56617° or 53° 33′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.59194° or 2° 35′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C5VHC85+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 12872877862OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Highlights include The Civic and Aspull Methodist Church.
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