St James’ Church, Poolstock
St James' Church is in the Poolstock district of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Wigan & West Lancashire, and the diocese of Liverpool.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “St James with St Thomas Church, Poolstock”, “St James‘ Church”, and “St James‘ Church, Poolstock”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brick Community Stadium and Trencherfield Mill.
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. Brick Community Stadium is situated 1 mile northwest of St James’ Church, Poolstock.
Trencherfield Mill
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trencherfield Mill is a cotton spinning mill standing next to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1907. Trencherfield Mill is situated 1,900 feet north of St James’ Church, Poolstock.
Wigan North Western Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
Wigan North Western is one of two railway stations that serve the town centre of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England; the other is Wigan Wallgate, 110 yards away. Wigan North Western Railway Station is situated 2,900 feet north of St James’ Church, Poolstock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigan Pier and Worsley Mesnes.
Wigan Pier
Quarter
Photo: Chris55, Public domain.
Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.
Worsley Mesnes
Suburb
Worsley Mesnes is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 11,974.
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.
St James’ Church, Poolstock
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.53586° or 53° 32′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.63789° or 2° 38′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C5VG9P6+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 464515069OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7593449
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In Other Languages
“St James’ Church, Poolstock” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت جيمس”
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