The Beacons
The Beacons is a forest in Wirral, North West England, England. The Beacons is situated nearby to the village Gayton, as well as near Barnston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Heswall railway station and The Puddydale.
Heswall railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heswall railway station serves the town of Heswall, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is a stop on the Borderlands Line between Bidston and Wrexham Central.
The Puddydale
Park
The Puddydale is a park and grassy area in Heswall, Wirral, England. It is on Telegraph Road, close to the main shopping area of Heswall. The land was given to the parish in 1859 by the Commissioners of Enclosure.
The Dungeon SSSI
Nature reserve
Photo: Ihaveseenthings, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dungeon is a 1.2-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest situated 1 mile north-west of Heswall, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The site was notified in 1988 due to its geological features which show the Tarporley Siltstone Formation of the Mercia Mudstone Group.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heswall and Central Wirral.
Heswall
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heswall is a town in on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Historically part of Cheshire, it became part of Merseyside in 1974. At the time of the 2021 census, the population of the built up area, as defined by the Office for National Statistics, was 29,075.
Central Wirral
Central Wirral covers the villages of Barnston, Storeton, Brimstage, Thornton Hough, Raby and Willaston, split between Merseyside and Cheshire, England.Neston
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Neston is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire, England. It is within the part of the Wirral Peninsula that belongs to the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester.
The Beacons
- Type: Forest
- Location: Wirral, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.3239° or 53° 19′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.0959° or 3° 5′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C5R8WF3+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 325011599OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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