St John Rigby College, Wigan

#42 among attractions in Wigan

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St John Rigby College is a sixth form college in the Orrell district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester situated in a 30-acre estate overlooking the Lancashire countryside. As a college for students who intend to proceed into higher education, students are accepted from across the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and Metropolitan Borough of Bolton areas of Greater Manchester as well as parts of Merseyside and Lancashire. ()

Coordinates: 53°33'16"N, 2°41'53"W

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St John Rigby College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DW Stadium, The Galleries, Trencherfield Mill, Wigan Parish Church.

1.9 miE
Sport venue, Sport complex, Football
DW Stadium, Wigan
48 min walk • The DW Stadium is a stadium in Robin Park, in Wigan, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The ground is owned and managed by Wigan Football Company Limited, which is 85% owned by Wigan Athletic and 15% owned by Wigan local authority.
2.7 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Galleries, Wigan
70 min walk • The Galleries is a shopping complex in the town centre of Wigan, Greater Manchester owned by Wigan Council. It is divided into three sections formed from three formally independent schemes: The Galeries Shopping Centre, Marketgate Shopping Centre and The Makinson Arcade.
2.6 miE
Historical place, Museum
Trencherfield Mill, Wigan
68 min walk • Trencherfield Mill is a cotton spinning mill standing next to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1907. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964.
2.7 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Wigan Parish Church, Wigan
70 min walk • All Saints' Church in Wallgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, is an Anglican parish church. It is in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the Diocese of Liverpool.
2.5 miE
Park
Mesnes Park, Wigan
64 min walk • Mesnes Park park lies to the north-west of Wigan town centre with its main entrance at the junction of Bridgeman Terrace and Mesnes Park Terrace.
2.3 miSE
Bridge
Adam Viaduct, Wigan
58 min walk • The Adam Viaduct is a grade II listed concrete underbridge in Wallgate, Wigan. The bridge, constructed in 1946, is the earliest prestressed concrete railway bridge in the United Kingdom, with only some examples in Switzerland being earlier.
1.4 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Divine's Church, Wigan
35 min walk • St John the Divine's Church is in Church Street, Lamberhead Green, Pemberton, 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.
1.4 miSW
Church
Church of St Thomas the Martyr
35 min walk • The Church of St Thomas the Martyr is in School Lane, Up Holland, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
2.7 miNE
Church
Church of St Wilfrid
70 min walk • The Church of St Wilfrid is in Market Place, Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
2.9 miE
City hall, Library
Wigan Town Hall, Wigan
74 min walk • The new Town Hall is a former technical college in Library Street, Wigan, England which was converted into a municipal facility in 1990. It is a Grade II listed building.
1.8 miS
Church
St Luke's Church
47 min walk • St Luke's Church is in Lodge Road, Orrell, 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.

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How to get to St John Rigby College by public transport?

The nearest stations to St John Rigby College:

Train

Gathurst (10 min walk)