The Tower
The Tower is a bird hide in Rufford, West Lancashire District, England. The Tower is situated nearby to Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve, as well as near the pier End Lake Platform.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rufford Old Hall and Rufford railway station.
Rufford Old Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rufford Old Hall is a National Trust property in Rufford, Lancashire, in north-west England. Built in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth centuries for the Hesketh family, only the great hall survives from the original structure. Rufford Old Hall is situated 1 mile east of The Tower.
Rufford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris1193, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rufford railway station, opened on 2 April 1849, serves the village of Rufford in Lancashire, England. The station is south west of Preston on the Preston-Ormskirk branch service. Rufford railway station is situated 1¼ miles east of The Tower.
Cottage, coach house and stables, Rufford Old Hall
Heritage site
Photo: Peter James, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cottage, coach house and stables, Rufford Old Hall is a heritage site, which is situated 1 mile east of The Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sollom and Hoscar.
Sollom
Hamlet
Photo: Small-town hero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sollom is a hamlet in the parish of Tarleton, in Lancashire, England. It lies south of Tarleton and north of Rufford on the A59 road, giving the village good links to Preston, Southport and Liverpool. Sollom is situated 2 miles north of The Tower.
Hoscar
Village
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoscar is a small village in Lancashire, England. It is located 1¼ miles east of the larger village of Burscough. Hoscar is situated 3 miles southeast of The Tower.
Lathom
Village
Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lathom is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, near Skelmersdale, about 3 miles east of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward. Lathom is situated 3 miles south of The Tower.
The Tower
- Type: Bird hide
- Categories: building and recreation area
- Location: Rufford, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.63429° or 53° 38′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.83719° or 2° 50′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C5VJ5M7+P4OpenStreetMap ID
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