Gorsey Hill Wood
Gorsey Hill Wood is a deciduous forest in Wigan, England. Gorsey Hill Wood is situated nearby to the suburb Higher End, as well as near the village Far Moor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brick Community Stadium and Orrell railway station.
Brick Community Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Brick Community Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Robin Park in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is used by Wigan Warriors rugby league club and Wigan Athletic football club.
Orrell railway station
Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orrell railway station serves the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is a small two-platform commuter hub on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan.
Pemberton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pemberton railway station serves the Pemberton area of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate. The station was opened on 20 November 1848 by the Liverpool and Bury Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigan and Skelmersdale.
Wigan
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.
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.
Gorsey Hill Wood
- Type: Deciduous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.5248° or 53° 31′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.6987° or 2° 41′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C5VG8F2+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 35157568OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Higher End and Far Moor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Winstanely College Theatre and Gorsey Hill Wood.
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