The Wilderness
The Wilderness is a forest in Charnock Richard, Chorley District, England. The Wilderness is situated nearby to the locality Four Lane Ends, as well as near the hamlet Bolton Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include Euxton Balshaw Lane railway station and Astley Hall.
Euxton Balshaw Lane railway station
Railway station
Photo: Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Euxton Balshaw Lane is one of two railway stations situated in Euxton, Lancashire, England. It is a local station on the Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street route, on the stretch between Wigan and Preston.
Astley Hall
Museum
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Astley Hall is a country house in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The building is now owned by the town and is known as Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery. The extensive landscaped grounds are now Chorley's Astley Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chorley and Leyland.
Chorley
Photo: jim walton, CC BY 3.0.
Chorley is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Pennine Moors. Chorley describes itself as "Lancashire's Market Town". The markets take place most days, and continue to attract shoppers from around the local area.
Leyland
Town
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university.
Coppull
Village
Photo: David Hignett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coppull is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Chorley, lies around 300 feet above sea level. Its population is around 8,000, having been counted at 8,300 in the 2021Census.
The Wilderness
Latitude
53.6419° or 53° 38′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.6717° or 2° 40′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C5VJ8RH+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 779083835OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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