Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) is a canal in Rufford, West Lancashire District, England. Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) is situated nearby to Marsh Meadow Swing Bridge, as well as near Prescott Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rufford railway station and Rufford Old Hall.
Rufford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris1193, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rufford railway station, opened on 2 April 1849, serves the village of Rufford in Lancashire, England. The station is south west of Preston on the Preston-Ormskirk branch service. Rufford railway station is situated 1 mile north of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Rufford Old Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rufford Old Hall is a National Trust property in Rufford, Lancashire, in north-west England. Built in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth centuries for the Hesketh family, only the great hall survives from the original structure. Rufford Old Hall is situated 1 mile north of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rufford is situated 1 mile north of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoscar and Bispham Green.
Hoscar
Village
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoscar is a small village in Lancashire, England. It is located 1¼ miles east of the larger village of Burscough. Hoscar is situated 2 miles south of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Bispham Green
Village
Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.
Bispham Green is a village in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It is 1 mile south of Mawdesley and less than 1 mile north of Parbold. Bispham Green is situated 2 miles east of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Lathom
Village
Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lathom is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, near Skelmersdale, about 3 miles east of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward. Lathom is situated 2 miles south of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rufford, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.62329° or 53° 37′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.81534° or 2° 48′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C5VJ5FM+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 425298563OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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