Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)

Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) is a lock in Burscough, West Lancashire District, England. Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) is situated nearby to Baldwins Bridge, as well as near German’s Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burscough Bridge railway station and St John the Baptist Church, Burscough.

Burscough Bridge railway station

Railway station

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Burscough Bridge railway station is one of two railway stations which serve the town of Burscough in Lancashire, England. It lies on the Manchester-Southport Line, operated and managed by Northern Trains, and is between New Lane and Hoscar, 27 miles 58 chains from Manchester Victoria. Burscough Bridge railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).

St John the Baptist Church, Burscough

Church

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St John the Baptist Church is in Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. St John the Baptist Church, Burscough is situated 1 mile southwest of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).

Runnel Brow Bridge (That Part In Burscough) Runnel Brow Bridge (That Part In Lathom)

Bridge

Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Runnel Brow Bridge (That Part In Burscough) Runnel Brow Bridge (That Part In Lathom) is situated 1 mile south of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoscar and Lathom.

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.

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.

Burscough

Town

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Burscough is a town and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately 14 miles north-northeast of Liverpool and 13 miles southwest of Preston. Burscough is situated 2 miles southwest of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).

Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)

Type: Lock
Category: body of water
Location: Burscough, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.61416° or 53° 36′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.82018° or 2° 49′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C5VJ57H+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 942322607

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lock

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