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Location: 53.56, -2.75, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Halton Castle ⓘ
  ruins of castle with later buildings in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK  

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  Southport Botanic Gardens ⓘ
  botanical garden in Churchtown, Southport, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Lancashire, England

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  Bolton Steam Museum ⓘ
  industrial museum in England, United Kingdom

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  British Commercial Vehicle Museum ⓘ
  automotive museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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  Bury Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK

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  Croxteth Hall ⓘ
  country house in Croxteth, Liverpool, England, UK

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  East Lancashire Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in north west England

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  Eureka! Science + Discovery ⓘ
  tourist attraction in Seacombe, Wallasey, Merseyside, North West England

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  Hoghton Tower ⓘ
  Grade I listed house in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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  Lancashire Mining Museum ⓘ
  mining museum in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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  Lytham Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house and museum in Lancashire, England, UK

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  Lytham Heritage Centre ⓘ
  heritage centre in Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK

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  Lytham Motive Power Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lytham St Annes, England, UK

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  Mendips, Menlove Avenue ⓘ
  childhood home of John Lennon in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Museum of Lancashire ⓘ
  museum in Preston, England  

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  Rufford Old Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Lancashire, England, UK

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  Speke Hall ⓘ
  Tudor house in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Sudley House ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Warrington Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  Grade II listed building and museum in Warrington, United Kingdom

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  Williamson Art Gallery and Museum ⓘ
  art museum in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Bolton Museum ⓘ
  public museum and art gallery in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

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  Walker Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Museum of Wigan Life ⓘ
  centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Dentistry, University Of Liverpool ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England, UK

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  Harris Museum ⓘ
  art museum in Preston, United Kingdom

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  Bury Art Museum ⓘ
  Museum, archives, and gallery in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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  Hall Ith Wood Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bolton, England, UK

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  Garstang Museum of Archaeology ⓘ
  university museum in Liverpool, UK

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  Lady Lever Art Gallery ⓘ
  Art museum in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Lancashire Infantry Museum ⓘ
  military museum at Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom  

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  Museum of The South Lancashire Regiment (pwv) ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, UK

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  British Lawnmower Museum ⓘ
  museum in Southport, England

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  Monks Hall Museum ⓘ
  museum in Eccles, England, UK

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  Knowsley Safari Park ⓘ
  zoo in Merseyside, England

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  South Ribble Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leyland, England, United Kingdom

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  Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England, UK

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  Merseyside Maritime Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool

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  North West Museum of Road Transport ⓘ
  transport museum in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Tate Liverpool ⓘ
  Modern art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England

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  Catalyst Science Discovery Centre ⓘ
  science centre and museum devoted to the chemical industry in the United Kingdom

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  Lytham Windmill Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lytham, England, UK

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  The Beatles Story ⓘ
  

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  Elizabeth Hoare Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK

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  Western Approaches Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England

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  Horwich Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Horwich, England, UK

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  Smithy Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Eccleston, England, United Kingdom

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  Wirral Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, UK

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  Port Sunlight Museum ⓘ
  museum in Port Sunlight, England, United Kingdom

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  RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, UK

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  Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England, UK

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  Ribble Steam Railway and Museum ⓘ
  standard gauge preserved railway and museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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  International Slavery Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England

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  Museum of Policing in Cheshire ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, United Kingdom

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  Widnes Rugby League Museum ⓘ
  museum in Widnes, England, UK

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  Victoria Gallery & Museum ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in Liverpool, UK

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  British Music Experience ⓘ
  

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  Museum of Liverpool ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England

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  Warrington Museum of Freemasonry ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, United Kingdom

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  Darwen Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Darwen, England, UK

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  Lymm Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Lymm, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Liverpool Beatles Museum ⓘ
  Museum dedicated to the Beatles

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1001 Halton Castle

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1874 Southport Botanic Gardens

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1852 Bolton Museum

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1877 Walker Art Gallery

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1878 Museum of Wigan Life

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1880 Museum of Dentistry, University Of Liverpool

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1893 Harris Museum

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1901 Bury Art Museum

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1901 Hall Ith Wood Museum

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1904 Garstang Museum of Archaeology

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1922 Lady Lever Art Gallery

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1929 Lancashire Infantry Museum

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1931 Museum of The South Lancashire Regiment (pwv)

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1945 British Lawnmower Museum

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1961 Monks Hall Museum

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1971 Knowsley Safari Park

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1978 South Ribble Museum

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1979 Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum

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1980 Merseyside Maritime Museum

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1981 North West Museum of Road Transport

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1988 Tate Liverpool

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1989 Catalyst Science Discovery Centre

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1989 Lytham Windmill Heritage Museum

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1990 The Beatles Story

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1993 Elizabeth Hoare Gallery

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1993 Western Approaches Museum

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1995 Horwich Heritage Centre

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1995 Smithy Heritage Centre

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1995 Wirral Transport Museum

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1999 Port Sunlight Museum

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2000 RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre

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2002 Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

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2005 Ribble Steam Railway and Museum

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2007 International Slavery Museum

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2007 Museum of Policing in Cheshire

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2007 Widnes Rugby League Museum

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2008 Victoria Gallery & Museum

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2009 British Music Experience

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2011 Museum of Liverpool

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2015 Warrington Museum of Freemasonry

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2016 Darwen Heritage Centre

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2017 Lymm Heritage Centre

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2018 Liverpool Beatles Museum

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle	1001	Halton Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	garden	1874	Southport Botanic Gardens	local museum, botanical garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bolton Steam Museum	museum, industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		British Commercial Vehicle Museum	museum, transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bury Transport Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Croxteth Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		East Lancashire Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Eureka! Science + Discovery	science museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hoghton Tower	archaeological site, English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Lancashire Mining Museum	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Lytham Hall	English country house, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lytham Heritage Centre	heritage center, bank building	Wikidata
site	museum		Lytham Motive Power Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mendips, Menlove Avenue	historic house museum, semi-detached house	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Lancashire	local museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rufford Old Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Speke Hall	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sudley House	historic house museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Warrington Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Williamson Art Gallery and Museum	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1852	Bolton Museum	art museum, archive, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	Walker Art Gallery	art museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1878	Museum of Wigan Life	art museum, local museum, heritage center, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1880	Museum of Dentistry, University Of Liverpool	dental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1893	Harris Museum	art museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Bury Art Museum	archive, art museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Hall Ith Wood Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Garstang Museum of Archaeology	university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1922	Lady Lever Art Gallery	art museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1929	Lancashire Infantry Museum	regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Museum of The South Lancashire Regiment (pwv)	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	British Lawnmower Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Monks Hall Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	Knowsley Safari Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	South Ribble Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Merseyside Maritime Museum	maritime museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	North West Museum of Road Transport	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Tate Liverpool	art museum, national museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Catalyst Science Discovery Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Lytham Windmill Heritage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	The Beatles Story	artist museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Elizabeth Hoare Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Western Approaches Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Horwich Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Smithy Heritage Centre	heritage center, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Wirral Transport Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Port Sunlight Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre	military museum, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Ribble Steam Railway and Museum	heritage railway, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	International Slavery Museum	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Museum of Policing in Cheshire	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Widnes Rugby League Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Victoria Gallery & Museum	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	British Music Experience	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Museum of Liverpool	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Warrington Museum of Freemasonry	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Darwen Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Lymm Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	Liverpool Beatles Museum	museum	Wikidata