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 miles10.8 km
- Birkenhead 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Preston 20.1 miles32.4 km
- St. Helens 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Wigan 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Warrington 13.7 miles22 km
- Blackburn 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Blackpool 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Bolton 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Salford 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Southport 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Chester 21.1 miles33.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Northwood Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Kirkby Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Whitefield Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Melling Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Rural South Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bickerstaffe Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cherryfield Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Molyneux Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Sudell Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Maghull Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Fazakerley East Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Knowsley Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Simonswood
L33 4XZ, L33 4XX, L33 4YG, L33 4YD, L33 3AP, L33 4YB, L33 4YF, L33 4YQ, L33 4XY … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Manchester Airport 26.2 miles42.1 km
- Kirkby Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Maghull Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Simonswood Ad
- Miller & Carter Aughton by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Hotel Tia 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Knowsley Inn & Lounge 3 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Arc Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Best Western Plus Lancashire Manor Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- York Street Studios 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Royal Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
- The Halyard Liverpool, Vignette Collection 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Titanic Hotel Liverpool 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Resident Liverpool 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
Local points of interest
- Aintree Racecourse Recreation 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Lathom House Estate 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Goodison Park Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Anfield Stadium 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Spring Wood Forest 7.5 miles12 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 7.7 miles12.4 km
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Dam Wood Forest 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Old Wood Forest 8 miles12.8 km
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 8.3 miles13.4 km