Billinge Hospital

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Billinge Hospital by Gary Rogers as part of the Geograph project.

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Billinge Hospital

Image: © Gary Rogers Taken: 13 May 2005

The maternity wing at Billinge Hospital which was built in the 1960's was closed at the end of 2004 due to NHS "rationalisation of services". The site is going to be cleared to make way for a new housing development further increasing the population of the once small village of Billinge.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.519731
Longitude
-2.71486