Dr John Garton
Dr John Garton is a memorial in Wigan, England. Dr John Garton is situated nearby to the playground Legh Street Park, as well as near Legh Street Playing Fields.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Thomas and Church of St. Luke.
Church of St Thomas
Church
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Church of St Thomas is situated 3,800 feet northeast of Dr John Garton.
Church of St. Luke
Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St. Luke is situated 1 mile east of Dr John Garton.
Golborne North railway station
Historic site
Golborne North railway station served the town of Golborne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The station was on the Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway line from Lowton St Mary's to the original St Helens Central railway station. Golborne North railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Dr John Garton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golborne and Newton-le-Willows.
Golborne
Town
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Golborne is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies 5 miles south-south-east of Wigan, 6 miles north-east of Warrington and 14 miles to the west of the city of Manchester.
Newton-le-Willows
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Newton-le-Willows is a town in Merseyside, England. It is famous for industry, from biscuits to railway locomotives to tanks, made in the Vulcan Foundry.
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Town
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Ashton-in-Makerfield is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 4 miles south of Wigan. As of the 2021 census, there was a population of 26,380. Ashton-in-Makerfield is situated 2 miles northwest of Dr John Garton.
Dr John Garton
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “1863-1922 Crop scientist whose innovations boosted yields and helped sustain Britain during the First World War lived here. Wigan Council.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.47049° or 53° 28′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.60355° or 2° 36′ 13″ westInception
June 25th, 2026Open location code
9C5VF9CW+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 13971076716OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Legh Street Park and Legh Street Playing Fields.
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