Rainford Junction
Rainford Junction is a hamlet in Rainford, St. Helens, England. Rainford Junction is situated nearby to the hamlet Park Hill, as well as near Crawford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rainford railway station and Rainford High School.
Rainford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rainford railway station is situated to the north of the village of Rainford, in Merseyside, England; it is a stop on the Kirkby branch line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Trains.
Rainford High School
School
Rainford High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Rainford, Merseyside, England. It first opened in 1940 and continues to serve the communities of St Helens, West Lancashire, Wigan and Kirkby to this day.
Upholland railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upholland railway station serves the small town of Up Holland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate and means the service runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to Kirkby. Upholland railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Rainford Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skelmersdale and Winstanley.
Skelmersdale
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skelmersdale is a town in the Western 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.
Winstanley
Suburb
Photo: Andy Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winstanley is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, the area had a population of 15,849, reducing at the 2011 census to 11,264. Winstanley is situated 4½ miles east of Rainford Junction.
Kirkby
Town
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The town, historically in Lancashire, has a size of 4,070 acres is 5 miles north of Huyton and 6 miles north-east of Liverpool. Kirkby is situated 5 miles southwest of Rainford Junction.
Rainford Junction
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Rainford, St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.51602° or 53° 30′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.78797° or 2° 47′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C5VG686+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 30578653OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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