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Wrightington Bar Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: West Lancashire · Region: North West

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Place	Wrightington Bar
Traditional County	Lancashire
District / Borough	West Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.615844
Longitude	-2.704420
Place Type	Village

About Wrightington Bar

Wrightington Bar preserves a quiet dignity, defined by the low, sweeping horizons that characterise this corner of the West Lancashire landscape. It lies 2.6 miles north-west of Standish (from Standish: bearing 321°T, OS grid SD 534 134), and is situated north of Mossy Lea village. The light here seems to catch on the sudden, sharp incline of Harrock Hill to the west, casting long, contemplative shadows across the neighbouring fields as the afternoon wanes. Close by, the Wrightington Bar Pasture SSSI offers a small, protected fragment of unimproved grassland, where the soil holds the damp, persistent memory of older, uncultivated centuries. Residents often walk the lanes that wind toward the valley of Welch Whittle Bottoms, where the air grows cooler and the sound of running water rises above the rustle of hedgerows. Wrightington Bar retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the clamour of larger industrial centres, yet it remains firmly tethered to the agricultural rhythms of the county. Stone walls, weathered by generations of prevailing winds, delineate the boundaries between private gardens and the expansive, open farmland that stretches toward the horizon. Such landscapes demand a patient eye, rewarding those who notice the subtle shifts in colour as the season turns across the exposed ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wrightington Bar Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.3 mi, 102° ESE · 1 ha
Welch Whittle Bottoms (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 019° NNE
Hurst House Delf (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 313° NW
Harrock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 263° W
Tanyard Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 071° ENE
Windmill (dis.) (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 262° W
Old Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 180° S
Howe Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 325° NW
Wrightington Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 179° S
Boar'S Den Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 214° SW
Orchard Garden (Park) — 1.9 mi, 041° NE
Foumart's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 182° S
Millenium Green (Park) — 2.2 mi, 336° NNW
Charnock Richard Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 056° ENE · 1 ha
Berry's Garden (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 074° ENE
Bradley Hall, Moated Site, Fishponds And Connecting Channels (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 354° N · 2 ha
Skull House Skull (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 198° SSW
Yarrow Valley Country Park (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 063° ENE
Cedar Farm (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 277° W
Market Cross In The Marketplace To The West Of St Wilfrid'S Church, Standish (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 138° SE
Standish Mining Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 139° SE
Astley Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 042° NE · 43 ha
Stable Block to Astley Hall (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 038° NE
Chorley Theatre (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 048° NE
Ashurst's Beacon (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 211° SSW
REEL Cinemas (Cinema) — 4.1 mi, 050° NE
ruined farm or quarry workings (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 202° SSW
Dean Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.4 mi, 182° S
Marsden Room Theatre (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 001° N
Rufford Old Hall (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 289° WNW

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