The Dam

The Dam is a lake in Charnock Richard, Chorley District, England. The Dam is situated nearby to the locality Four Lane Ends, as well as near the hamlet Heskin Green.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James the Great Church, Wrightington and Christ Church.

St James the Great Church, Wrightington

Church

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St James the Great Church is in Church Lane, to the west of Wrightington in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Euxton Balshaw Lane railway station

Railway station

Photo: Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Euxton Balshaw Lane is one of two railway stations situated in Euxton, Lancashire, England. It is a local station on the Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street route, on the stretch between Wigan and Preston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chorley and Euxton.

Chorley

Photo: jim walton, CC BY 3.0.

Chorley is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Pennine Moors. Chorley describes itself as "Lancashire's Market Town". The markets take place most days, and continue to attract shoppers from around the local area.

Euxton

Village

Photo: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Euxton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 9,993, but is now estimated to be around 14,000 due to housing developments in the village, including at Buckshaw.

Coppull

Village

Photo: David Hignett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coppull is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Chorley, lies around 300 feet above sea level. Its population is around 8,000, having been counted at 8,300 in the 2021 Census.

The Dam

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Charnock Richard, Chorley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.6337° or 53° 38′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.6937° or 2° 41′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C5VJ8M4+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 117129142

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

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