The Rec

The Rec is a recreation area in Wigan, England. The Rec is situated nearby to the church Standish Weslyan Methodist Chapel, as well as near the fitness club Standish Gym.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Wilfrid’s Church, Standish and St Marie’s Catholic Primary School Standish.

St Wilfrid’s Church, Standish

Church

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The Church of St Wilfrid is in Market Place, Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. St Wilfrid’s Church, Standish is situated 1,100 feet northeast of The Rec.

St Marie’s Catholic Primary School Standish

School

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St Marie’s Catholic Primary School Standish is situated 2,200 feet north of The Rec.

Ashfield Park

Park

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Ashfield Park is situated 3,600 feet southeast of The Rec.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Standish and Worthington.

Standish

Village

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Standish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, near Junction 27 of the M6 motorway.

Worthington

Hamlet

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Worthington is a civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England, located about four miles north of Wigan. The parish is very sparsely populated, with a population of 135 at the 2001 census, and it does not have an active parish council or parish meeting.

Shevington

Village

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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.

The Rec

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.58469° or 53° 35′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.66407° or 2° 39′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C5VH8MP+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29399941

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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