Oxton Cricket Club Ground, Liverpool

Name: Oxton Cricket Club Ground
Address: Liverpool, United Kingdom

#494 among attractions in Liverpool

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Townfield Lane is a cricket ground in Oxton, Merseyside. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1882 when Oxton played Huyton. The ground was first used by Cheshire in 1895 when they played Worcestershire in the Minor Counties Championship. Cheshire used the ground during a number of periods in the 20th century. They played 49 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship fixture held on the ground coming in 2004 against Devon. The ground has also held 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches; the last of which was between Cheshire and Lincolnshire in 1987. ()

Coordinates: 53°22'48"N, 3°3'12"W

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Liverpool United Kingdom

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Oxton Cricket Club Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Prenton Park, Prenton Golf Club, Birkenhead Park, Bidston Windmill.

1 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
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1.2 miSE
Golf, Outdoor activities
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1.1 miNE
Park
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1.4 miNW
Windmill
Bidston Windmill, Liverpool
37 min walk • Bidston Windmill is situated on Bidston Hill, near Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England.
0.6 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Liverpool
17 min walk • The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum is situated in Claughton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England and houses the Wirral's art collection. Opened on 1 December 1928, the single-storey building is Neo-Georgian in style, and was deliberately designed to blend in with the local surroundings.
1.2 miNE
Town, Area
Birkenhead, Liverpool
32 min walk • Birkenhead is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, until 1974, in Cheshire. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool.
0.9 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Stephen's Church, Liverpool
23 min walk • St Stephen's Church is in Prenton Lane, Prenton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.
0.6 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Church, Liverpool
15 min walk • Christ Church is in Christchurch Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.
1.4 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of Christ the King, Liverpool
36 min walk • The Church of Christ the King is in Beckwith Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. It is part of the Birkenhead Priory Parish, and serves the centre of the town of Birkenhead.
1 miNE
Library
Birkenhead Central Library, Liverpool
25 min walk • Birkenhead Central Library is one of twenty-four libraries forming the Wirral Library Service in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The library is located on Borough Road, Birkenhead.
0.4 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity with Palm Grove Church, Liverpool
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Which popular attractions are close to Oxton Cricket Club Ground?

Nearby attractions include St Saviour's Church, Liverpool (5 min walk), Oxton, Liverpool (6 min walk), Trinity with Palm Grove Church, Liverpool (12 min walk), Christ Church, Liverpool (15 min walk).