Old Boston
in St. Helens of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
53.472 and -2.644 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 53° 28' 20" and W -2° 38' 37"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:19 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:48 am and 6:41 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Explore Old Boston

Old Boston in St. Helens (England) is located in United Kingdom about 172 mi (or 277 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Old Boston is now 10:19 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Old Boston, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Liverpool John Lennon Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 36 mi (or 59 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Winwick, Wigan, St Helens, Croft and Warrington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 81%
Air Pressure 981 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

12°C (53 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

8°C (46 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Mercure Haydock Hotel (Newly Refurbished)

Address
0,1 mi
Penny LANE
WA119SG Haydock,St. Helens
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


ibis Styles Haydock

Address
0,9 mi
4 Galway Crescent Piele Road Haydock
WA110GR Haydock
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Mercure Wigan Oak Hotel

Address
5,3 mi
Orchard Street Greater Manchester
WN1 3SS WIGAN
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


JCT.23 Holiday Inn HAYDOCK M6

Address
0,4 mi
Lodge Lane,Newton-Le-Willows
WA12 0JG HAYDOCK
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE HAYDOCK ST. HELENS

Address
0,7 mi
A580 PIELE ROAD HAYDOCK
WA11 9TL ST HELENS
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE WARRINGTON GEMINI

Address
3,9 mi
GEMINI 8 OFF CHARON WAY
WA5 7YA WARRINGTON
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE WARRINGTON LOWTON

Address
2,9 mi
322 NEWTON ROAD LOWTON
WA3 1HD WARRINGTON
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Travel Inn

Address
5,1 mi
Orrell Road
WN5 8HQ Wigan
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE WARRINGTON

Address
5,9 mi
KENDRICK STREET/LEIGH STREET
WA1 1UZ WARRINGTON
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


J25) Wigan (M6

Address
3,0 mi
WARRINGTON ROAD MARUS BRIDGE
WN3 6XB WIGAN
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School

St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School is a centre of secondary education in Ashton-in-Makerfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It has around 1200 pupils and is both a Leading Edge school and a specialist Technology and Music College. It is also the first Secondary School in the Wigan Borough to receive the Green Flag Award.

Located at 53.4824, -2.6403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Music Colleges in England, Technology Colleges in Greater Manchester, Comprehensive schools in Wigan, Roman Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Liverpool

Cansfield High School

Cansfield High Specialist Language College, previously known as Ashton-in-Makerfield Secondary Modern, is a Specialist Language College in the United Kingdom. It is a coed school with students between the ages of 11 and 16. The school is located in the Ashton in Makerfield area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The current student population is approximately 1,000.

Located at 53.4936, -2.6447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Language Colleges in Greater Manchester, Comprehensive schools in Wigan

Church of St James the Great, Haydock

The Church of St James the Great, Haydock, is in Church Road in the former mining community of Haydock, now part of the Metropolitan Borough of St. Helens, Merseyside, in the North-west of England (postcode WA11 0NJ). It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Winwick.

Located at 53.4678, -2.6595 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Anglican congregations established in the 19th century, Religious buildings completed in 1891, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Church of England churches in Merseyside, John Douglas buildings, Anglican Diocese of Liverpool

Ashton-in-Makerfield railway station

Ashton-in-Makerfield railway station was a railway station serving that town. However, it was located in Haydock, formerly in the English county of Lancashire (although Ashton in Makerfield is now in Greater Manchester, the station site, in Haydock, is situated south of the town, in Merseyside). It was on the Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway from Lowton St Marys to the original St Helens Central railway station.

Located at 53.4798, -2.63915 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former Great Central Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1900, Railway stations closed in 1965, Disused railway stations in St Helens, Merseyside

Catholic Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith

The Catholic Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith is located on Liverpool Road in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England.

Located at 53.485, -2.641 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roman Catholic churches in Greater Manchester, Buildings and structures in Wigan

List of mills in Wigan

This is a list of cotton spinning mills, weaving sheds, bleachers and dyers and other textile mills in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Astley, Atherton, Bedford, Leigh, Golborne, Haigh Hindley Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, Pennington, Leigh, Standish, Tyldesley, Westleigh, Leigh and Wigan which existed historically in Lancashire that, after its creation by the Local Government Act 1972, are part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.

Located at 53.483, -2.634 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Textile mills in Wigan, Lists of textile mills in the United Kingdom

St John the Baptist's Church, Earlestown

St John the Baptist's Church, Earlestown, is located in Market Street, Earlestown, St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Winwick, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with those of St Peter, Newton-in-Makerfield, and Emmanuel Wargrave, Newton-le-Willows.

Located at 53.4536, -2.6447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Church of England churches in Merseyside, Religious buildings completed in 1926, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Gothic Revival architecture in Merseyside, Anglican Diocese of Liverpool, Austin and Paley buildings

St Thomas' Church, Ashton-in-Makerfield

St Thomas' Church, Ashton-in-Makerfield, is located in Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of St Luke, Stubshaw Cross. The church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.

Located at 53.4857, -2.6389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Church of England churches in Greater Manchester, Grade II listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Grade II listed churches, Religious buildings completed in 1930, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Gothic Revival architecture in Greater Manchester, Austin and Paley buildings, Anglican Diocese of Liverpool