Westwood Flash

Westwood Flash is in Wigan, England. Westwood Flash is situated nearby to Scotsman’s Bridge, as well as near the lock Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St James’ Church, Poolstock and Wigan North Western Railway Station.

St James’ Church, Poolstock

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St James' Church is in the Poolstock district of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Wigan & West Lancashire, and the diocese of Liverpool. St James’ Church, Poolstock is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Westwood Flash.

Wigan North Western Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.

Wigan North Western is one of two railway stations that serve the town centre of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England; the other is Wigan Wallgate, 110 yards away. Wigan North Western Railway Station is situated 3,800 feet north of Westwood Flash.

Trencherfield Mill

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trencherfield Mill is a cotton spinning mill standing next to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1907. Trencherfield Mill is situated 3,100 feet north of Westwood Flash.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wigan Pier and Worsley Mesnes.

Wigan Pier

Quarter

Photo: Chris55, Public domain.

Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.

Worsley Mesnes

Suburb

Worsley Mesnes is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 11,974.

Wigan

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.

Westwood Flash

Type: Body of water
Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.53296° or 53° 31′ 59″ north

Longitude

-2.63377° or 2° 38′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C5VG9M8+5F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 34413657

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scotsman’s Bridge and Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch).

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