The Beacon
The Beacon is a building in Billinge Chapel End, St. Helens, England. The Beacon is situated nearby to the peak Billinge Hill, as well as near the forest Billinge Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Billinge Hill and St Aidan’s Church, Billinge.
Billinge Hill
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Billinge Hill is in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in North West England. With a maximum elevation of 179 m, it is the highest point of Merseyside.
St Aidan’s Church, Billinge
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Aidan's Church is in Main Street, Billinge, St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool. It was built in 1716–18 to replace a chapel of ease on the site, and was remodelled and extended in 1907–08. St Aidan’s Church, Billinge is situated 3,500 feet southeast of The Beacon.
St Mary’s Church
Church
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St Mary's Church is an active Roman Catholic church along Birchley Road, Billinge, St Helens, Merseyside, England. Belonging to the archdiocese of Liverpool, the church was built in 1828, and extended later in that century. St Mary’s Church is situated 1¼ miles south of The Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winstanley and Pemberton.
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 2 miles northeast of The Beacon.
Pemberton
Suburb
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pemberton is an area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas, and east of the M6 motorway. The area is contiguous with Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638, increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census. Pemberton is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Beacon.
Bryn
Village
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Bryn is a suburb of Ashton-in-Makerfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The population of the suburb at the 2011 census was 11,662. Bryn is situated 2½ miles east of The Beacon.
The Beacon
- Type: Building
- Location: Billinge Chapel End, St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.50757° or 53° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.71682° or 2° 43′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5VG75M+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 552927822OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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