Mossy Lea
Built-up area in West Lancashire, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.609, -2.702 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 53 12 |
| Dialling code: | 01257 (Coppull) |
Mossy Lea is a small, rural hamlet in the district of West Lancashire, in the county of Lancashire, England. It sits on the low-lying agricultural plain typical of the area, where fields, drainage ditches and remnant mossland give the landscape a quietly pastoral character rather than an urban feel.
The settlement has historically been tied to farming and small-scale peat cutting and land drainage, and today the local economy is still largely agricultural with many residents commuting to larger towns for work. Socially it’s a quiet community with few amenities on the doorstep, so village life often revolves around neighbouring parishes and market towns for shops, schools and events.
Postcode districts covering Mossy Lea
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 22 miles35.3 km
- Liverpool 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Birkenhead 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Preston 11.4 miles18.3 km
- St. Helens 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Wigan 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Warrington 16 miles25.8 km
- Burnley 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Blackburn 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Blackpool 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Bolton 11 miles17.6 km
- Salford 18.9 miles30.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Hunger Hill Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Wrightington Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Shevington Moor Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Heskin Green Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Heskin Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Coppull Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Appley Bridge Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Hilldale Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Charnock Richard Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Rural North East Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Mossy Lea
WN6 9RX, WN6 9SR, WN6 9RU, WN6 9RS, WN6 9SA, WN6 9SB, WN6 9RT, WN6 9RR, WN6 9RN … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 20 miles32.2 km
- Manchester Airport 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Appley Bridge Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Parbold Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Mossy Lea Ad
- The Hinds Head Hotel 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Wrightington Hotel & Health Club 4 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Ramada Chorley South 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Best Western Plus Lancashire Manor Hotel 4 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Plaza Chorley, Sure Hotel Collection 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Classic Lodges - Farington Lodge 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Britannia Hotel Wigan 3 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Macdonald Kilhey Court 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Preston - South 3 7.9 miles12.6 km
Schools in Mossy Lea
- Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- DW Stadium Stadium 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Lathom House Estate 5.5 miles8.9 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Dam Wood Forest 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Spring Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Old Wood Forest 9 miles14.6 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 10.8 miles17.5 km