Atlock’s Pits
Atlock’s Pits is a forest in Rainford, St. Helens, England. Atlock’s Pits is situated nearby to the hamlet Crank, as well as near Kings Moss.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rainford railway station and St Mary’s Church.
Rainford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rainford railway station is situated to the north of the village of Rainford, in Merseyside, England; it is a stop on the Kirkby branch line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Trains.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Helens and Skelmersdale.
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.
Skelmersdale
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skelmersdale is a town in the Western district of Lancashire, England. It sits on the River Tawd, 6 miles west of Wigan, 13 miles north-east of Liverpool and 15 miles south-west of Preston.
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.
Atlock’s Pits
- Type: Forest
- Location: Rainford, St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.4917° or 53° 29′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.7611° or 2° 45′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C5VF6RQ+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 30989086OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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