The Rookery
The Rookery is a forest in Wrightington, West Lancashire District, England. The Rookery is situated nearby to the hamlet Hunger Hill, as well as near Shevington Moor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Appley Bridge railway station and St Wilfrid’s Church, Standish.
Appley Bridge railway station
Railway station
Appley Bridge railway station serves the villages of Appley Bridge and Shevington, both in Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester in England.
St Wilfrid’s Church, Standish
Church
Photo: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Wilfrid is in Market Place, Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn.
Wrightington Hospital
Hospital
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wrightington Hospital is a health facility in Wrightington, Lancashire, England. It is managed by the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skelmersdale and Standish.
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.
Standish
Village
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Standish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, near Junction 27 of the M6 motorway.
Shevington
Village
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Shevington is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the Wigan ward called Shevington and Lower Ground had increased to 11,482 at the 2011 Census.
The Rookery
Latitude
53.5916° or 53° 35′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.7018° or 2° 42′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C5VH7RX+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 9140623801OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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