Porcupine
Porcupine is in Caughall, Cheshire, England. Porcupine is situated nearby to Bat-eared Fox, as well as near Dik Dik.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oakfield Manor and Bache railway station.
Oakfield Manor
Retail building
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Oakfield Manor was originally a country house in Upton-by-Chester, near Chester, Cheshire, England. Since the 1930s it has been the headquarters of Chester Zoo. Oakfield Manor is situated 1,600 feet east of Porcupine.
Bache railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bache railway station serves the suburbs of Bache and Upton-by-Chester in the north of the city of Chester, England. It is the first station for Merseyrail services leaving Chester on the Wirral Line. Bache railway station is situated 1¼ miles south of Porcupine.
Countess of Chester Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Countess of Chester Hospital is the main NHS hospital for the English city of Chester and the surrounding area. It currently has 625 beds, general medical departments and a 24-hour accident and emergency unit. Countess of Chester Hospital is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Porcupine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbot’s Meads and Blacon.
Abbot’s Meads
Suburb
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Abbot's Meads is a suburb of Chester in Cheshire, England. Abbot's Meads is north-west of Chester city centre. The Countess of Chester Hospital is nearby. The population as taken in the 2011 census can be found under Chester.
Blacon
Suburb
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Blacon is a suburb of Chester, in Cheshire, England. It is predominantly a council housing estate and was formerly regarded as one of the largest council estates in Europe. Blacon is situated 2 miles southwest of Porcupine.
Chester
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Chester is a very pretty and historic English city on the river Dee, and the county town of the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day or overnight trip to see the Roman ruins and medieval city centre.
Porcupine
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Caughall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2254° or 53° 13′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.88634° or 2° 53′ 11″ westOperator
Chester ZooOpen location code
9C5V64G7+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1548486022OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=animal
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