Rainford
Rainford is a railway stop in Rainford, St. Helens, England. Rainford is situated nearby to the forest Bawdy Brook Plantation, as well as near Wheat Sheaf Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Rainford High School is situated 3,900 feet south of Rainford.
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 east of Rainford.
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.
Pemberton
Suburb
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pemberton is an area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas, and east of the M6 motorway. The area is contiguous with Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638, increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census. Pemberton is situated 5 miles east of Rainford.
Rainford
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Rainford, St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.5172° or 53° 31′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.7883° or 2° 47′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C5VG686+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 8691445976OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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