Kingsdown Recreation Area

Kingsdown Recreation Area is a recreation area in Wigan, England. Kingsdown Recreation Area is situated nearby to the playground Grimshaw Park, as well as near Abram Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dover Bridge and HM Prison Hindley.

Dover Bridge

Bridge

Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dover Bridge is situated 1,900 feet south of Kingsdown Recreation Area.

HM Prison Hindley is an adult male prison located in the village of Bickershaw in Greater Manchester, England and operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. HM Prison Hindley is situated 1 mile northeast of Kingsdown Recreation Area.

West Leigh and Bedford railway station

Historic site

The West Leigh and Bedford railway station served the hamlet of Crankwood, the village of Abram, and the Plank Lane area of Leigh, England. Like many railways, the line passed between rather than through communities, with branches off to serve the key driver - goods, and in this area - coal. West Leigh and Bedford railway station is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Kingsdown Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abram and Bamfurlong.

Abram

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abram is a village and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat land on the northeast bank of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 2 miles west of Leigh, 3 miles southeast of Wigan, and 14.5 miles west of Manchester.

Bamfurlong

Village

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bamfurlong is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Platt Bridge

Village

Platt Bridge is a settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 2 miles south of Wigan town centre along the spine of the A573 road.

Kingsdown Recreation Area

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

53.50663° or 53° 30′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.59037° or 2° 35′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C5VGC45+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 34865622

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grimshaw Park and Abram Post Office.

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