Laffak and Simonswood

Laffak and Simonswood is a recreation area in Simonswood, West Lancashire District, England. Laffak and Simonswood is situated nearby to Simonswood Riding Academy, as well as near Grayson’s yard and livery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Headbolt Lane railway station and Ashworth Hospital.

Headbolt Lane railway station

Railway station

Headbolt Lane is a railway station in Kirkby, Merseyside, England, which opened on 5 October 2023. The station is the interchange between Merseyrail's Northern Line and the unelectrified Headbolt Lane branch line, operated by Northern Trains. Headbolt Lane railway station is situated 1¼ miles south of Laffak and Simonswood.

Ashworth Hospital

Hospital

Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashworth Hospital is a high-security psychiatric hospital in Maghull, 10 miles northeast of Liverpool. It is a part of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, catering to patients with psychiatric health needs that require treatment in conditions of high security. Ashworth Hospital is situated 2 miles northwest of Laffak and Simonswood.

Kirkby railway station

Railway station

Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkby railway station serves the town of Kirkby, Merseyside, England. It is located 7.5 miles north-east of Liverpool Central and is on the Headbolt Lane branch of Merseyrail's Northern Line. Kirkby railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Laffak and Simonswood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkby and Bickerstaffe.

Kirkby

Town

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Kirkby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The town, historically in Lancashire, has a size of 4,070 acres is 5 miles north of Huyton and 6 miles north-east of Liverpool. Kirkby is situated 2 miles south of Laffak and Simonswood.

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 2 miles northeast of Laffak and Simonswood.