Whiston, Civil parish in Merseyside, England
Whiston extends across residential areas divided by the Liverpool to Manchester Railway line, with St Nicholas Church marking the central district.
The settlement's first documentation dates to 1245 under the name Quistan, within the West Derby Hundred region of Lancashire.
The St Nicholas Church, consecrated in 1868, features a war memorial created by architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
The town maintains direct rail connections to Liverpool and Manchester through Northern services at Whiston railway station.
The Whiston Hospital operates a specialized regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, serving patients across the surrounding medical network.
Location: Knowsley
GPS coordinates: 53.41300,-2.79800
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:50
Prescot Parish Church
1.8 km
Our Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot
1.8 km
St Nicholas' Church
752 m
Cockpit House, Prescot
1.9 km
9 Market Place, Prescot
1.8 km
St Ann's Church
2.3 km
Skew Bridge
2 km
Masonic Hall, Prescot
1.9 km
North East Lodge to Halsnead Park
1.2 km
Palace Cinema, Prescot
1.7 km
Ropers Bridge
134 m
30 Eccleston Street, Prescot
1.8 km
Prescot War Memorial
1.8 km
11 High Street, Prescot
1.9 km
The Watch Factory, Prescot
1.8 km
Men of Rainhill War Memorial Cross
2.4 km
Carr House Farmhouse, Whiston
1.3 km
The Paddocks and The Stables
1.3 km
Milestone near Gilbert Road, Whiston
1.3 km
10 Vicarage Place, Prescot
1.8 km
2 Derby Street, Prescot
1.9 km
17 Atherton Street, Prescot
1.9 km
6 Beesley Road, Prescot
2 km
Milestone On Skew Bridge
2.1 km
48 and 50 St Helens Road, Prescot
2.1 km
37 High Street, Prescot
2 km
4 Vicarage Place, Prescot
1.8 km
Milestone, Warrington Road; Holt
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