Orret’s Nook

Orret’s Nook is a residential area in Rainford, St. Helens, England. Orret’s Nook is situated nearby to the forest King’s Moss Plantation, as well as near the power station Holiday Moss Gas to Energy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rainford railway station and Rainford High School.

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. Rainford railway station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Orret’s Nook.

Rainford High School

School

Rainford High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Rainford, Merseyside, England. It first opened in 1940 and continues to serve the communities of St Helens, West Lancashire, Wigan and Kirkby to this day. Rainford High School is situated 1 mile northwest of Orret’s Nook.

Upholland railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upholland railway station serves the small town of Up Holland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate and means the service runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to Kirkby. Upholland railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Orret’s Nook.

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. Winstanley is situated 4 miles east of Orret’s Nook.

Orret’s Nook

Type: Residential area
Location: Rainford, St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.50033° or 53° 30′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.76466° or 2° 45′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C5VG62P+44

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35396202

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include King’s Moss Plantation and King’s Moss.

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