Appley Bridge meteorite, Appley Bridge

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The Appley Bridge meteorite is a meteorite that hit ground at Halliwell Farm in Appley Bridge, Lancashire, England at around 8:45 PM on Tuesday, 13 October 1914. ()

Coordinates: 53°34'60"N, 2°43'0"W

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Appley Bridge meteorite – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DW Stadium, Camelot Theme Park, Mesnes Park, Worthington Lakes.

3.6 miSE
Sport venue, Sport complex, Football
DW Stadium, Wigan
91 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.
3.7 miN
Amusement, Amusement park
Camelot Theme Park, Chorley
94 min walk • Camelot Theme Park was a resort and theme park located in the English county of Lancashire. The park's theme was the well-known legend of Camelot, and the park decor incorporated pseudo-medieval elements.
3.9 miSE
Park
Mesnes Park, Wigan
100 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.
3.4 miE
Lake
Worthington Lakes, Wigan
88 min walk • Worthington Lakes is a series of three reservoirs in Lancashire close to nearby Standish, off the A5106 Wigan to Chorley road in the north-west of England.
4.1 miSE
Bridge
Adam Viaduct, Wigan
104 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.
3.5 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Divine's Church, Wigan
89 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.
3 miS
Church
Church of St Thomas the Martyr
76 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.
2.3 miE
Church
Church of St Wilfrid
59 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.
2.3 miN
Church
St James the Great Church
60 min walk • St James the Great Church is in Church Lane, to the west of Wrightington in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.
3.6 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Peter's Church, Chorley
93 min walk • St Peter's Church is in High Street in the village of Mawdesley, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.
3.8 miS
Church
St Luke's Church
96 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.