High Wood
High Wood is a forest in Rainford, St. Helens, England. High Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Crank, as well as near the village Moss Bank.Places of Interest
Highlights include Carr Mill Dam and St Mary’s Church.
Carr Mill Dam
Reservoir
Carr Mill Dam is situated north of St Helens town centre, on the A571, in Merseyside. At 55 acres, it is the largest body of inland water in the area, and offers picturesque lakeside trails and walks, as well as national competitive powerboating and angling events.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Church is an active Roman Catholic church along Birchley Road, Billinge, St Helens, Merseyside, England. Belonging to the archdiocese of Liverpool, the church was built in 1828, and extended later in that century.
Billinge Hill
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Billinge Hill is in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in North West England. With a maximum elevation of 179 m, it is the highest point of Merseyside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Helens and Blackbrook.
St Helens
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helens is a town in Merseyside in England, 14 miles northeast of Liverpool. It was historically part of Lancashire, but in 1974 became a separate metropolitan borough.
Blackbrook
Suburb
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackbrook is a locality and an electoral ward in St Helens, Merseyside. Historically in Lancashire, the area is so called after the brook of the same name.
Rainford
Village
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainford is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England, 5 miles north of St Helens. At the 2011 Census, the population was 7,779.
High Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Rainford, St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.4882° or 53° 29′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.7363° or 2° 44′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C5VF7Q7+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 30967808OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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