Rainford railway station

Rainford High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Rainford, Merseyside, England. It first opened in 1940 and continues to serve the communities of St Helens, West Lancashire, Wigan and Kirkby to this day.

Rainford Village railway station was on the railway line from St Helens to Rainford Junction, then Ormskirk, England.

The A570 is a primary route in Northern England, that runs from St Helens to Southport.

Rainford is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of St Helens. At the 2011 Census, the population was 7,779.Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the earliest record of the village was in 1189.

Hey's Crossing Halt railway station was on the Skelmersdale branch, which ran from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale. Most trains ran beyond Rainford Junction through to St Helens. It opened in 1911 and closed on 18 June 1951. The line through the station was closed in 1964 and subsequently lifted. Hey's Crossing Halt has been demolished.

Rookery railway station was on the St Helens to Rainford Junction then Ormskirk line southeast of Rainford, England.

White Moss Level Crossing Halt railway station was on the Skelmersdale branch, which ran from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale. Most trains ran beyond Rainford Junction through to St Helens. The halt opened on 7 January 1907 and closed on 18 June 1951. The line through the station closed in 1964 and was subsequently lifted. The station was demolished and its site is now buried under the M58 motorway.

Glenburn Sports College was an 11–16 mixed, foundation secondary school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England. It was established in 1967 and was part of the Glenburn Education Trust. It closed in 2016 due to consistently poor results and low pupil numbers, and was noted for having the worst GCSE results in Lancashire.

St Paul's Church is in Church Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Old Mill Lane railway station was on the St Helens to Rainford Junction then Ormskirk line south of Rainford, England. It opened on 1 August 1906 and closed on 18 June 1951. The line through the station closed in 1964 and has since been lifted. The station has been demolished.

Skelmersdale is a town in Lancashire, England, on the River Tawd, 6 miles (10 km) west of Wigan, 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Liverpool and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Preston. In 2006, it had a population of 38,813. The town is known locally as Skem . While the first record of the town is in the Domesday Book of 1086, much of the town, including the current town centre, was developed as a second wave new town in the 1960s. The town's initial development as a coal town coincided with the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century; the town lies on the Lancashire Coalfield.

Skelmersdale railway station was a station located on the Skelmersdale branch at Skelmersdale, England. The station was originally named Blague Gate, having its name changed to Skelmersdale on 8 August 1874 and carried passengers from 1858 to 1956.