Mossborough Island
Mossborough Island is a grassland in Rainford, St. Helens, England. Mossborough Island is situated nearby to the forest Whalley’s Wood, as well as near Rainford Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rainford railway station and Rainford High School.
Rainford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rainford railway station is situated to the north of the village of Rainford, in Merseyside, England; it is a stop on the Kirkby branch line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Trains. Rainford railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Mossborough Island.
Rainford High School
School
Rainford High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Rainford, Merseyside, England. It first opened in 1940 and continues to serve the communities of St Helens, West Lancashire, Wigan and Kirkby to this day. Rainford High School is situated 1 mile north of Mossborough Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rainford and Eccleston.
Rainford
Village
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainford is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England, 5 miles north of St Helens. At the 2011 Census, the population was 7,779.
Eccleston
Suburb
Photo: John Stead, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eccleston is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 10,433. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the early history of Eccleston is marked by its status as a township, an area much larger than the modern civil parish, extending into what is now St. Helens. Eccleston is situated 2½ miles south of Mossborough Island.
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 3 miles northwest of Mossborough Island.
Mossborough Island
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Rainford, St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.49419° or 53° 29′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.78948° or 2° 47′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C5VF6V6+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 959578458OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
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