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Recommended Towns & Villages near Billinge

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

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction S)

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

All Saints Church, Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction W)

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

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

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...

Picture of Warrington

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SE)

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...

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction W)

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Catalyst Museum, Widnes, Cheshire

Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction S)

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...

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (10.2 miles, 16.5 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...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.7 miles, 17.2 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...

Modern temple, Chorley

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.6 miles, 18.6 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 (12.3 miles, 19.8 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.....

Liver Building in Liverpool, Merseyside

Liverpool (619 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Merseyside (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SW)

World famous for it's football team and the birthplace of the Beatles , from early humble origins Liverpool, over the centuries has grown and developed to become one of the most.....

Bolton Church

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.8 miles, 20.6 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...

The Packet House Worsley

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (13.3 miles, 21.4 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 Lawrence Church, Frodsham

Frodsham (11 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction S)

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

Another Place, Crosby

Crosby (31 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction W)

Modern day Crosby straddles the Irish Sea, it is a mainly residential area with a coastline of sands - including the Blundell Sands, thus named for the Blundell family...

Perch Rock

New Brighton (30 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction W)

New Brighton in the Wiirral may not be quite what the traditional Brighton of the South of England is, with its extravaganza of a Royal Pavilion, but what it does have is well worth sampling...

Lady Lever Gallery - Port Sunlight

Port Sunlight (8 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction SW)

The centre-piece of the village is the Lady Lever Art Gallery and Museum, this was built as a memorial to Lady Lever and was opened in 1922...

Formby Beach

Formby (18 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction W)

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Summit of Helsby hill looking over River Mersey towards Liverpool.

Helsby (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction S)

Helsby is famous for Helsby Hill which rises to a height of 462ft, and has traces of an Iron-Age camp...

Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire

Altrincham (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction SE)

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

Recommended attractions near Billinge

A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction S)

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

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

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SW)

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Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SW)

This magnificent Hall was once the home of the Molyneux family, Earls of Sefton, who were second in importance to the Earls of.....

Walton Hall, Cheshire

Walton Hall & Gardens (8 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SE)

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

Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction N)

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

Statue at Norton Priory, Cheshire

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens (6 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction S)

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

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction N)

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

Remains of Halton Castle

Halton Castle (3 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction S)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction N)

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Sefton Park Daffodil Time

Sefton Park Palm House (15 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SW)

A Victorian glasshouse, showcasing the liverpool Botanical collection...

Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, Merseyside - July 2005

Liverpool Cathedral (19 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction SW)

That Liverpool should finally have a Roman Catholic Cathedral of its own, was a dream come true when on 14th May 1967, the.....

Speke Hall, Liverpool

Speke Hall (13 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction SW)

Sandwiched between the urban sprawl of Liverpool, Speke Hall is an astonishing survival from the past - a magnificent, unspoilt.....

Pink flamingo, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction NW)

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The famous Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club (8 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction SW)

The most famous club in the world....

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

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Albion House

Albion House (1 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction SW)

A Victorian era office block designed by Richard Norman Shaw who based the design after his earlier work on Scotland Yard. Albion.....

Albert Dock at night, Liverpool, Merseyside.

Albert Dock (29 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction SW)

King John granted Liverpool a charter in 1207, this was to encourage the growth of a port, at this time it was a small fishing.....

The Beatles Story Exhibition, Liverpool.

The Beatles Story Exhibition (8 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction SW)

Liverpool's world famous and multi-award winning Beatles Story experience..

Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction N)

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Housekeepers Room, Dunham Massey.

Dunham Massey (36 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SE)

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


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