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Recommended Towns & Villages near Bickershaw

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction NW)

Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here...

Hall-ith-Wood, Bolton

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction NE)

The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist...

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction E)

Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal......

St Thomas's Church, St Helens (May 2006)

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)

Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style...

Picture of Warrington

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction S)

This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House...

All Saints Church, Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction W)

Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan...

Astley Hall, Chorley

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N)

The town's historic roots go back beyond the Bronze-Age, as evidenced by findings in the 20th century...

Lymm Dam in the snow

Lymm (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SE)

The picturesque village of Lymm is situated in the the county of Cheshire, England, and was mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086. It's name is of Celtic origins and means "Place.....

The Police Station, Salford Crescent, Salford, Lancashire

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction E)

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower...

House Front, Dunham Massey, Cheshire.

Altrincham (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction SE)

First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on...

Lock on the Canal

Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction SW)

There is much that is Victorian about Widnes, this can be seen in the splendid public library building and the park named after a great Queen and Empress...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NW)

Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...

The Eye, Manchester

Manchester (227 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction E)

A thriving truly cosmopolitan city with a great mixture of new and old. The capital of the north..

Overlooking East Lancs railway from St.Catherines Close, Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NE)

The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet...

Holy Trinity Church, Hoghton, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction N)

It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!..

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction W)

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St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction W)

This attractive village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It is perhaps best known for the evocative ruins of St. Catherine's Church...

St Lawrence Church, Frodsham

Frodsham (11 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction SW)

In the medieval times Frodsham was an important port and borough belonging to the earls of Chester...

Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire

Knutsford (29 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction SE)

Its name derives from Canute, the great Danish King who is said to have journeyed this way when he quite possibly forded the local stream...

Recommended attractions near Bickershaw

A section of the waterfall, taken in the grounds of Smithill's Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)

George Shaw of Bickerstaffe first established this handsome stone-built house of 1679 as a place of Quaker worship, since then.....

Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NW)

Join Merlin, King Arthur and his brave knights of the Round Table at the Kingdom of Camelot and explore five magical lands filled.....

Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction N)

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Walton Hall, Cheshire

Walton Hall & Gardens (8 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction S)

Walton Hall Gardens was originally part of a much larger country estate purchased in 1812 by the Greenall family, famous for.....

Housekeepers Room, Dunham Massey.

Dunham Massey (36 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SE)

This handsome 18th century red brick house was built around an Elizabethan moated manor house, built by the first George Booth. .....

Imperial War Museum North. Salford

Imperial War Museum North (1 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction E)

Opened at The Quays in Trafford Park, Manchester in July 2002 and created to give northern audiences access to the national.....

Knowsley Hall, Knowsley, the oldest surviving wing built in 1435.

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction SW)

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A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction NE)

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Statue at Norton Priory, Cheshire

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens (6 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction S)

Runcorn is almost entirely encircled by two canals, the Bridgewater Canal built during the middle of the 18th century and the.....

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction N)

The name of this spacious green park situated at Darwen in Lancashire epitomises the endeavour of the local borough engineer who.....

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction NW)

Rufford Old Hall was presented to the National Trust in 1936 by Lord Hesketh. The Old Hall is a medieval manor house of splendid.....

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction N)

An observation tower circa 1897Standing at 86ft high, apparently you can sometimes see the Welsh Hills from it on a very clear.....

Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction E)

This divine house is a masterpiece of James Wyatt, one of the greatest architects to come out of the 18th century. It was built.....

Remains of Halton Castle

Halton Castle (3 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction S)

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Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

Museum of Science & Industry (8 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction E)

Situated in the oldest passenger railway buildings in the world, the Museum tells the story of the history, science and industry.....

Manchester Opera House

Opera House (1 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E)

Concert Venue...

Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 22.0 km, direction N)

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A picture of Chethams Library

Chethams Library (2 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction E)

Chetham's Library was founded in 1653 and is the oldest public library in the English-speaking world...

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Royal Exchange Theatre (1 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction E)

Manchester's leading producing theatre company, based in the historic splendour of the Victorian cotton exchange building...


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