Porter’s Wood
Porter’s Wood is a building in Wigan, England which is located on Gathurst Road. Porter’s Wood is situated nearby to St John Rigby College, as well as near the forest Gathurst Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gathurst railway station and Gathurst Viaduct.
Gathurst railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gathurst railway station is a two-platform railway station on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The station is on the Southport line 2+3⁄4 miles north west of Wigan Wallgate station. Gathurst railway station is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Porter’s Wood.
Gathurst Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gathurst Viaduct carries the M6 motorway across the Douglas valley at Shevington, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The second largest bridge on the M6 motorway, it lies between junctions 26 and 27. Gathurst Viaduct is situated 3,100 feet north of Porter’s Wood.
Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Up Holland
Church
Photo: PC78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St Thomas the Martyr is in School Lane, Up Holland, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Up Holland is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Porter’s Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shevington and Pemberton.
Shevington
Village
Photo: Shevington123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shevington is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the Wigan ward called Shevington and Lower Ground had increased to 11,482 at the 2011 Census.
Pemberton
Suburb
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pemberton is an area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas, and east of the M6 motorway. The area is contiguous with Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638, increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census. Pemberton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Porter’s Wood.
Winstanley
Suburb
Photo: Andy Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winstanley is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, the area had a population of 15,849, reducing at the 2011 census to 11,264. Winstanley is situated 2½ miles southeast of Porter’s Wood.
Porter’s Wood
- Type: Golf
- Address: Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0LH
- Categories: building and sports location
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.55257° or 53° 33′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.70019° or 2° 42′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5VH73X+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1491423549OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
sport=golf
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