Wicket
Wicket is a work of art in Westhoughton, Bolton, England. Wicket is situated nearby to Westhoughton Methodist Church, as well as near St Bartholomew’s CofE Primary School.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Inscription: “In memory and thanks to the past, present and future players, supporters and staff at Westhoughton Cricket Club Est, 1856, for their commitment to the club and their contributions to cricket.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tower of Church of St Bartholomew and Westhoughton Town Hall.
Tower of Church of St Bartholomew
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tower of Church of St Bartholomew is situated 750 feet north of Wicket.
Westhoughton Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westhoughton Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street, Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall is the meeting place of Westhoughton Town Council. Westhoughton Town Hall is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Wicket.
Westhoughton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westhoughton railway station is one of the two stations which serve the town of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, north-western England. The station is 15+1⁄2 miles north west of Manchester Piccadilly. Westhoughton railway station is situated 3,200 feet north of Wicket.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westhoughton and Wingates.
Westhoughton
Town
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in northwest England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre, with an industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton and railways.
Wingates
Suburb
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wingates is a small settlement located in the town of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The name is believed to mean 'a gate for the wind', and it seems likely as this is in an exposed position above Westhoughton.
Atherton
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Atherton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, historically part of Lancashire. It is five miles south of Bolton, seven miles east of Wigan, and 10 miles northwest of Manchester. Atherton is situated 2 miles southeast of Wicket.
Wicket
- Category: tourism
- Location: Westhoughton, Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.54728° or 53° 32′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.52574° or 2° 31′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C5VGFWF+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 13913987219OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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