Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) is a lock in Rufford, West Lancashire District, England. Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) is situated nearby to Fettler’s Wharf Marina, as well as near St Mary’s Marina.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rufford railway station and Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rufford.
Rufford railway station
Railway station
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Rufford railway station, opened on 2 April 1849, serves the village of Rufford in Lancashire, England. The station is south west of Preston on the Preston-Ormskirk branch service. Rufford railway station is situated 910 feet northeast of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Church
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rufford is situated 980 feet north of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Rufford Old Hall
Manor estate
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Rufford Old Hall is a National Trust property in Rufford, Lancashire, in north-west England. Built in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth centuries for the Hesketh family, only the great hall survives from the original structure. Rufford Old Hall is situated 2,100 feet north of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bispham Green and Sollom.
Bispham Green
Village
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Bispham Green is a village in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It is 1 mile south of Mawdesley and less than 1 mile north of Parbold. Bispham Green is situated 2 miles southeast of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Sollom
Hamlet
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Sollom is a hamlet in the parish of Tarleton, in Lancashire, England. It lies south of Tarleton and north of Rufford on the A59 road, giving the village good links to Preston, Southport and Liverpool. Sollom is situated 2 miles north of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
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. Hoscar is situated 2½ miles south of Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch).
Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
- Type: Lock
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rufford, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.63246° or 53° 37′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.81062° or 2° 48′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C5VJ5JQ+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 942329287OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lock
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