Old smallpox hospital site

Old smallpox hospital site is an archaeological site in Wigan, England. Old smallpox hospital site is situated nearby to the forest Old Pool, as well as near Old George’s Pond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Luke and Haydock Park railway station.

St Luke

Church

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St Luke is a church, which is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Old smallpox hospital site.

Haydock Park railway station was a railway station adjacent to Haydock Park Racecourse, formerly in Lancashire and now in Merseyside, England. The station's sole purpose was to handle race day traffic. Haydock Park railway station is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Old smallpox hospital site.

Catholic Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith

Church

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The Catholic Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith is a Roman Catholic parish church located on Liverpool Road in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England, which is a Grade II-listed building and includes the Diocesan Shrine of St Edmund Arrowsmith. Catholic Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith is situated 1 mile west of Old smallpox hospital site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashton-in-Makerfield and Golborne.

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.

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.