Historic house · near Orrell · Greater Manchester

Bispham Hall

Bispham Hall is a country house. This one stands 100 m south of Orrell. It holds the status of a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Bispham Hall, Gary Rogers (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

south of Orrell

Run by

The Scout Association

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Orrell

Just outside Orrell

Bispham Hall is 100 m south of Orrell. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Orrell has 60 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

The warmest stretch in Orrell is June to September, at 18–21°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 2°89 mm

Feb8° / 2°72 mm

Mar10° / 3°65 mm

Apr13° / 5°60 mm

May16° / 8°63 mm

Jun19° / 11°75 mm

Jul21° / 12°80 mm

Aug20° / 13°88 mm

Sep18° / 10°90 mm

Oct14° / 7°109 mm

Nov10° / 4°102 mm

Dec8° / 2°108 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Orrell, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Orrell. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Orrell’s full climate →

About

Bispham Hall

Running it is The Scout Association. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Close by, Rufford Old Hall is 15 km away, one of 22 within 15 km.

Orrell’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: The Scout Association
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 100 m south of Orrell
Official site: bisphamhall.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Bispham Hall

Orange is Bispham Hall; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near Bispham Hall

Home to 107,684 people, St Helens is the largest of these 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 100 m north of it

Orrell

23,412 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km south of it

Billinge

4,963 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km northwest of it

Skelmersdale

34,921 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km northeast of it

Wigan

81,580 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bispham Hall is	People	Places to visit
Orrell	100 m north of it	23,412	6
Billinge	1.4 km south of it	4,963	4
Skelmersdale	1.6 km northwest of it	34,921	2
Wigan	2.4 km northeast of it	81,580	5
Ashton-in-Makerfield	3.6 km southeast of it	26,367	5
St Helens	3.7 km south of it	107,684	9
Rainford	3.8 km west of it	5,573	6
Land Gate	4.4 km east of it	935	5

Make a day of it

Close to Bispham Hall

Nearby, 22 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a wildlife park.

Historic house · National TrustRufford Old Hall15 km away 2Wildlife parkWildlife parkKnowsley Safari10 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of Wigan Life6.7 km away 4

MuseumNorth West Museum of Road Transport7 km away 5

MuseumWorld of Glass7.5 km away 6

Historic houseCroxteth Hall14 km away 7

Theme parkGulliver's World14 km away 8MuseumMuseumPrescot Museum11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Bispham Hall, answered

Where is Bispham Hall?

Bispham Hall is 100 m south of Orrell, Greater Manchester.

What is Bispham Hall?

Country house in Billinge, Wigan, England.

Who runs Bispham Hall?

The Scout Association.

When is the best time to visit Bispham Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in Orrell, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bispham Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Bispham Hall?

Within 15 km: Rufford Old Hall (15 km), Knowsley Safari (10 km), Museum of Wigan Life (6.7 km) and North West Museum of Road Transport (7 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Bispham Hall: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rufford Old Hall: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Wigan Life: Hindleyite, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
North West Museum of Road Transport: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
World of Glass: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Croxteth Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Gulliver's World: Gulliver's Theme Park Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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