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
Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.
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.
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 Coppull.
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.
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 2021Census.
Leyland
Town
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university.
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″ northLongitude
-2.6937° or 2° 41′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C5VJ8M4+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 117129142OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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