Simonswood
Parish in West Lancashire, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.498, -2.863 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 42 00 |
Simonswood is a small civil parish in West Lancashire, in the county of Lancashire, lying close to the Merseyside boundary north of Liverpool. It sits in a largely rural, low-lying landscape of arable fields, hedgerows and small copses, offering a quiet agricultural contrast to the nearby urban areas.
The place has medieval roots - its name likely recalls a former wood associated with a personal name - and today the community remains small and scattered, with farming still important and many residents commuting to nearby towns and the city. There are a few historic buildings and traces of the old manorial landscape, so Simonswood often feels like a pocket of countryside on the edge of the urban fringe.
Postcode districts covering Simonswood
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 6.7 miles
- Birkenhead 11.3 miles
- Preston 20.1 miles
- St. Helens 6.4 miles
- Wigan 9.7 miles
- Warrington 13.7 miles
- Blackburn 23.6 miles
- Blackpool 23.4 miles
- Bolton 18.7 miles
- Salford 23.7 miles
- Southport 10.9 miles
- Chester 21.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Northwood Ward 1.3 miles
- Kirkby Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Whitefield Ward 1.8 miles
- Melling Parish 2.1 miles
- Rural South Ward 2.1 miles
- Bickerstaffe Parish 2.2 miles
- Cherryfield Ward 2.3 miles
- Molyneux Ward 2.5 miles
- Sudell Ward 2.9 miles
- Maghull Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Fazakerley East Ward 3.1 miles
- Knowsley Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Simonswood
L33 3AT, L33 3AL, L33 4YD, L33 4XX, L33 4YG, L33 3AU, L33 4YF, L33 4DJ, L33 4XY … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 11.4 miles
- Manchester Airport 26.2 miles
- Kirkby Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Maghull Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Simonswood Ad
- Knowsley Inn & Lounge 3 2.4 miles
- Best Western Premier Suites Hotel & Spa Liverpool-Knowsley 4 2.4 miles
- The Glebe Hotel 4 5.7 miles
- Orrell Park Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- The Park Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- School Lane Hotel in Liverpool ONE 4 8.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Liverpool - Central 3.5 8.2 miles
- The Halyard Liverpool, Vignette Collection 4 8.3 miles
- Premier Inn Liverpool North 3 3.9 miles
- Radisson RED Hotel, Liverpool 4 7.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Aintree Racecourse Recreation 3.8 miles
- Lathom House Estate 5.1 miles
- Goodison Park Stadium 5.9 miles
- Anfield Stadium 6.2 miles
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 7.4 miles
- Such Hey Wood Forest 7.4 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 7.5 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 7.7 miles
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 7.8 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 7.8 miles
- Old Wood Forest 8 miles
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 8.3 miles