Visit Wrightington Places

Welcome to Visit Wrightington Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wrightington

  

Wrightington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wrightington

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Wrightington history

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Boar’s Den, thought to be a Bronze Age round barrow, is relatively undisturbed and consists of an earth and stone mound 73 yards (66.5m) by 68 yards (62m) (N/S) In 1691, the first church in Wrightington was built. The original church building is believed to be the oldest building in England that was built as a Presbyterian church.

You can visit Wrightington places with Walkfo Wrightington to hear history at Wrightington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wrightington has 22 places to visit in our interactive Wrightington map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Wrightington, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Wrightington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wrightington & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Wrightington places in an interactive Wrightington map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wrightington Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Wrightington historic spots	Wrightington tourist destinations	Wrightington plaques	Wrightington geographic features
Walkfo Wrightington tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wrightington

  

Best Wrightington places to visit

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Wrightington has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wrightington’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wrightington’s information audio spots:

Charnock Richard F.C. Charnock Richard Football Club is a football club based near Chorley, Lancashire. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at Mossie Park.

Mavis Mill Mavis Mill was built in 1908 alongside the Coppull Ring Mill, which still survives under a change of use to an enterprise centre. The mill was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s, but was subsequently demolished to make a car park.

Coppull Mill Coppull Mill is a former cotton spinning mill in Chorley, Lancashire. It was opened in 1906, and its sister mill, Mavis Mill in 1908. Together they employed 700 workers. The mill was taken over by the Lincashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964.

Knightmare (Camelot) Knightmare was a custom roller coaster at the now defunct Camelot Theme Park in Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom. It was built by Zierer and designed by Anton Schwarzkopf.

Chisnall Hall Colliery Chisnall Hall was the largest coal mine on the Lancashire Coalfield north of Wigan. It was owned by Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Company in 1896. More than 1,000 people were employed there in 1933 and 300,000 tonnes of coal were produced annually.

Standish-with-Langtree Standish-with-Langtree was a local government district centred on Standish, Lancashire. Historically it was an ancient township in the hundred of West Derby. This unit was abolished in 1974 following the Local Government Act 1972, the same act which established Greater Manchester.

Wrightington Hospital Wrightington Hospital is a health facility in Wrightington, Lancashire. It is managed by the Wrightington and Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

Eccleston Quarry Eccleston Quarry is an old stone quarry that flooded. It is a popular site for scuba diving. Visibility is generally very poor and ropes have been strung between each underwater ‘feature’

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