pillarbox

pillarbox is a military installation in Rainford, St. Helens, England. pillarbox is situated nearby to the forest Blackburn’s Plantation, as well as near Clare’s Moss Plantation.

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 2 miles northeast of pillarbox.

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 1½ miles northeast of pillarbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rainford and Bickerstaffe.

Rainford

Village

Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rainford is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England, 5 miles north of St Helens. At the 2011 Census, the population was 7,779.

Bickerstaffe

Village

Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bickerstaffe is a village and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 Census the population of the civil parish was 1,196, reducing to 1,180 at the 2011 census, although the population of the electoral ward, which includes Lathom South, was slightly greater at 2,013, reducing to 1,988 at the 2011 census. Bickerstaffe is situated 3 miles northwest of pillarbox.

Eccleston

Suburb

Photo: John Stead, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eccleston is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 10,433. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the early history of Eccleston is marked by its status as a township, an area much larger than the modern civil parish, extending into what is now St. Helens. Eccleston is situated 3 miles southeast of pillarbox.

pillarbox

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

53.49466° or 53° 29′ 41″ north

Longitude

-2.81051° or 2° 48′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C5VF5VQ+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 423119240

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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