Twin Island
Twin Island is an islet in Rufford, West Lancashire District, England. Twin Island is situated nearby to Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve, as well as near the tourism office Mere Sands Wood Welcome Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rufford Old Hall and Cottage, coach house and stables, Rufford Old Hall.
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 1¼ miles east of Twin Island.
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 1¼ miles east of Twin Island.
Rufford New Hall
House
Photo: John Preston Neale, Public domain.
Rufford New Hall is a former country house that belonged to the Heskeths who were lords of the manor of Rufford, Lancashire, England. It replaced Rufford Old Hall as their residence in 1760. Rufford New Hall is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Twin Island.
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 Twin Island.
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 Twin Island.
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 Twin Island.
Twin Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Rufford, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.63636° or 53° 38′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.84148° or 2° 50′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C5VJ5P5+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1037449735OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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