Highfield Pit
Highfield Pit is a mine in Haigh, Wigan, England. Highfield Pit is situated nearby to the church Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, as well as near St David’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St David’s Church and Blackrod railway station.
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 1,800 feet southwest of Highfield 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 1¼ miles northeast of Highfield Pit.
Georgian House Hotel
Hotel
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Georgian House Hotel is situated 1¼ miles east of Highfield Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horwich and Middlebrook.
Horwich
Town
Photo: Nicholasjf21, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in the North-West of England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways. Horwich is situated 2 miles northeast of Highfield Pit.
Middlebrook
Suburb
Middlebrook is a suburb that spans the boundaries of Horwich and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The name Middlebrook is derived from the watercourse the Middle Brook which starts at Red Moss, the mossland south of Horwich. Middlebrook is situated 2 miles east of Highfield Pit.
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 2½ miles southwest of Highfield Pit.
Highfield Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Haigh, Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.57919° or 53° 34′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.58932° or 2° 35′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C5VHCH6+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 12872877880OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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