Greater Gorse
Greater Gorse is a forest in Cronton, Knowsley, England. Greater Gorse is situated nearby to the village Cronton, as well as near the suburb Hough Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hough Green railway station and Whiston railway station.
Hough Green railway station
Railway station
Photo: Vanmanyo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hough Green railway station is a railway station to the west of Widnes in Halton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Whiston railway station
Railway station
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Whiston railway station serves the village of Whiston in Merseyside, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains. It lies on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway 7+1⁄2 miles east of Liverpool Lime Street.
Rainhill railway station
Railway station
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Rainhill railway station serves the village of Rainhill in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, forming part of the Liverpool City Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Widnes and Runcorn.
Widnes
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Widnes is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap.
Runcorn
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The industrial inland port of Runcorn is a treasure trove of architectural styles, from medieval ruins to 1970s utopia. Its impressive bridges across the River Mersey mark the gateway north to cosmopolitan Liverpool and south to leafy Cheshire.
Huyton
Town
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huyton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. Part of the Liverpool Built-up Area, it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash and Netherley.
Greater Gorse
- Type: Forest
- Location: Cronton, Knowsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.3915° or 53° 23′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.7832° or 2° 46′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C5V96R8+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 37559735OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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