Gathurst
Gathurst is a railway stop in Wigan, England. Gathurst is situated nearby to the forest Otter’s Croft Wood, as well as near Porter’s Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gathurst railway station and Gathurst Viaduct.
Gathurst railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gathurst railway station is a two-platform railway station on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The station is on the Southport line 2+3⁄4 miles north west of Wigan Wallgate station.
Gathurst Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gathurst Viaduct carries the M6 motorway across the Douglas valley at Shevington, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The second largest bridge on the M6 motorway, it lies between junctions 26 and 27. Gathurst Viaduct is situated 1,500 feet west of Gathurst.
St Anne’s Church, Shevington
Church
Photo: Shevington123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Anne’s Church, Shevington is situated 1 mile north of Gathurst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shevington and Pemberton.
Shevington
Village
Photo: Shevington123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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 2 miles southeast of Gathurst.
Standish
Village
Photo: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Standish is situated 2 miles northeast of Gathurst.
Gathurst
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.55964° or 53° 33′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.69506° or 2° 41′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C5VH853+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 9776903370OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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Highlights include Gathurst Wood and Otter’s Croft Wood.
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