The Common
The Common is a park in Wigan, England. The Common is situated nearby to the playground Mosley Common Play Area, as well as near the historic site Hurst’s Farm.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John’s Church, Mosley Common and St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Ellenbrook.
St John’s Church, Mosley Common
Church
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St John's Church is an Anglican church on Mosley Common Road, Mosley Common, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active church built in 1886 and part of Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, diocese of Manchester. St John’s Church, Mosley Common is situated 1,600 feet west of The Common.
St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Ellenbrook
Church
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St Mary the Virgin's Church or Ellenbrook Chapel is an active Anglican church in Ellenbrook, Worsley, Greater Manchester, England. The church is part of a team ministry with St Mark's Church, Worsley and St Andrew, Boothstown. St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Ellenbrook is situated 2,700 feet east of The Common.
Astley Green Colliery Museum
Museum
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The Astley Green Colliery Museum is a heritage museum in Astley near Tyldesley in Greater Manchester, England, operated by the Red Rose Steam Society. The site was originally a working colliery that produced coal from 1912 until its closure in 1970 and is now protected as a Scheduled Monument. Astley Green Colliery Museum is situated 1¼ miles southwest of The Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boothstown and Astley.
Boothstown
Village
Photo: Tony Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boothstown is a suburban village in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Boothstown forms part of the Boothstown and Ellenbrook ward, which had a population at the 2011 Census of 9,599.
Astley
Town
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Astley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 East Lancashire Road.
Walkden
Town
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salford is a city in Greater Manchester in northwest England, with a population of 130,000 in 2021. It's separated from the City of Manchester by a loop of the River Irwell. Its biggest attraction is the Quays, but this area is described on a separate page. Walkden is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Common.
The Common
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.50807° or 53° 30′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.42615° or 2° 25′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C5VGH5F+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1067284655OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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