Standish is a large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, historically part of Lancashire, sitting a few miles north of Wigan town centre on the edge of the suburban belt. It has good road links to Manchester and the motorway network and is prized for its semi-rural feel, with easy access to the rolling countryside of the West Pennine Moors and nearby walking country around Rivington.
Locally the village retains a historic core - including St Wilfrid's Church and the site of the old Standish Hall - and a mix of housing, shops and pubs serving a largely residential, commuter population. Historically agricultural and later shaped by the wider coal and textile economies of the Wigan area, today Standish has active community organisations, a well-known secondary school (Standish Community High School) and a reputation as a pleasant base between town and countryside.
Postcode districts covering Standish
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 19.6 miles
- Liverpool 16.2 miles
- Birkenhead 21.5 miles
- Preston 13.1 miles
- Oldham 23.1 miles
- St. Helens 10.1 miles
- Wigan 3 miles
- Warrington 13.9 miles
- Burnley 22.1 miles
- Blackburn 13.7 miles
- Blackpool 22 miles
- Bolton 9.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Standish with Langtree Ward 0.1 miles
- Worthington Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Shevington Moor Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor Ward 1.2 miles
- Shevington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hunger Hill Built-up area 2 miles
- Wigan West Ward 2 miles
- Haigh Parish 2.1 miles
- Aspull, New Springs & Whelley Ward 2.1 miles
- Wigan Central Ward 2.3 miles
- Appley Bridge Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Coppull Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Standish
WN6 0XJ, WN6 0TE, WN6 0NZ, WN6 0EL, WN6 0JZ, WN6 0GF, WN6 0JQ, WN6 0UH, WN6 0HQ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 19.1 miles
- Manchester Airport 22.5 miles
- Gathurst Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Appley Bridge Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Standish Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 2 miles
- The Hinds Head Hotel 2.9 miles
- The Wrightington Hotel & Health Club 4 1.9 miles
- Best Western Plus Lancashire Manor Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- Ramada Chorley South 4 3.4 miles
- Macdonald Kilhey Court 4 1.1 miles
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 5.1 miles
- Plaza Chorley, Sure Hotel Collection 3 4.1 miles
- Britannia Hotel Wigan 3 1.1 miles
- The Bay Horse Hotel 4 7.1 miles
Schools in Standish
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish Primary
- Standish Community High School Secondary
- Standish St Wilfrid's C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Wood Fold Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- DW Stadium Stadium 2.6 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 2.8 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 5 miles
- Lathom House Estate 6.6 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 7.6 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 9.4 miles
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 10.5 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 10.5 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 10.6 miles
- Such Hey Wood Forest 10.7 miles
- Old Wood Forest 10.9 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 11.1 miles