Map sources for Gorse Covert at grid reference SJ665925

Gorse Covert is a part of the town of Birchwood in England. It was formerly site 6 of the Royal Ordnance factory at Risley. It is now a thriving residential area with a mixture of good quality housing. It has a pub, the "Poacher", school and local Spar shop, and is served by buses to Birchwood(a 15 minute journey) and Warrington (a 45 minute journey) at frequent intervals. It is very close to Junction 11 on the M62, giving easy access to Manchester, Liverpool, and the Northwest. It is two miles from the Birchwood Centre, which has a supermarket, rail station, shopping mall, surgery, and dentist. Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Warrington Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Warrington Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... For other uses of Birchwood, see Birchwood (disambiguation) Birchwood is a district in the east of Warrington in the North West of England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ... Royal Ordnance was the state-run arms manufacturer in the United Kingdom which was privatised in 1984 and sold off by the government to British Aerospace (BAe) in 1987. ... Risley is a neighbourhood in the northeast corner of Warrington. ... For other uses of Birchwood, see Birchwood (disambiguation) Birchwood is a district in the east of Warrington in the North West of England. ... Warrington is a large town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. ... The M62 motorway connects the cities of Liverpool and Hull, in England. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Northwest England. ...

The area is surrounded by Risley Moss, Birchwood Forest Park, woodland, and farmland. Risley Moss is popular with visitors, and has birdwatching hides and tower. Risley Moss is an area of peat bog situated near Birchwood in Warrington, in England. ... Birchwood Forest Park covers the area formerly occupied by the Royal Ordnance factory in Birchwood, Warrington, in north-west England. ...

Gorse Covert is due for destruction in 2007 when Eddie_Stobart_Ltd. build their new vehicle maintainance and storage depot over the curret housing estates and school playing field. The Poacher public house will be retained for a works cafe. Eddie Stobart Ltd. ...