Ashurst’s Beacon

Ashurst’s Beacon is a scenic viewpoint in Dalton, West Lancashire District, England. Ashurst’s Beacon is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Beacon Covert, as well as near Edward Henry Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Michael and Appley Bridge railway station.

Church of St Michael

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Michael is situated 1,900 feet west of Ashurst’s Beacon.

Appley Bridge railway station

Railway station

Appley Bridge railway station serves the villages of Appley Bridge in West Lancashire and Shevington in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester in England. Appley Bridge railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ashurst’s Beacon.

Parbold railway station

Railway station

Photo: Secrets, Public domain.

Parbold railway station, on the Manchester to Southport Line, serves the village of Parbold and the nearby village of Newburgh in West Lancashire, England. It is currently operated by Northern Trains. Parbold railway station is situated 2 miles north of Ashurst’s Beacon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roby Mill and Skelmersdale.

Roby Mill

Hamlet

Roby Mill is a village in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. The estimated population is 405.

Skelmersdale

Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skelmersdale is a town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It sits on the River Tawd, 6 miles west of Wigan, 13 miles north-east of Liverpool and 15 miles south-west of Preston.

Up Holland

Village

Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.

Up Holland is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England, 4 miles west of Wigan. The population at the 2011 census was 7,376. Up Holland is situated 2 miles southeast of Ashurst’s Beacon.

Ashurst’s Beacon

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Categories: tourism and peak
Location: Dalton, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.56555° or 53° 33′ 56″ north

Longitude

-2.75502° or 2° 45′ 18″ west

Elevation

564 feet (172 metres)

Open location code

9C5VH68V+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2367513033

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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