Public access has not been confirmed. Check with the landowner or operator before planning a visit.
Use public paths and visitor areas. Do not enter unstaffed tunnels, shafts, railway land or restricted property.
Advice before you visitAbout the original record
This place is recorded by Historic England / Planning Data. The details below include the original description of its building or site type.
This place appears in the official heritage records linked below. We have not yet written its full history or confirmed its present condition and visitor arrangements.
Some historic railway structures still carry trains. Being in this category does not mean a line is closed or open for walking.
Place details
- Category
- Lost railways & rail heritage
- Building or site type (original wording)
- MILEPOST ON RAILWAY BRIDGE
- Period or date
- Not recorded
- Current condition
- Not checked in person
- Heritage protection
- II
- Date protection was granted
- 1988-05-10
- Nearby town
- Wigan (approximate)
- County named in the original record
- Not supplied
- Current county or council area
- Wigan
- Nation
- England
- Original record number
- 1287165
- Coordinates
- 53.572416, -2.639477 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Heritage data checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 2026-09-12
- Visitor information checked
- Not yet verified
We checked the downloaded heritage record on 2026-09-13. We have not visited or inspected the site. The map point may refer to a whole site, one structure or a location where little remains.