Stadiums · North West England
Whitebank Stadium
Whitebank Stadium — rugby league stadium in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Dominic Nelson — CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Moston · 3.3 km
About
Whitebank Stadium is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1992. Wikidata describes it as: "rugby league stadium in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.5185°, -2.1217°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Rochdale Canal SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Whitebank Stadium, currently also known as the Vestacare Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league and association football stadium which forms part of Limeside in Oldham, England. It is the home stadium of Avro F.C. In 2017, following a sponsorship from Vestacare, a service provider for people with learning disabilities, the stadium was renamed Vestacare Stadium.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Over 350 seats were acquired from Wilderspool Stadium in Warrington and were installed by volunteers. Timber used in the construction of the new Wembley Stadium was also reused in the stadium developments in 2010.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.5185, -2.1217
- District
- Oldham
- Parish
- Oldham, unparished area
- Postcode
- OL8 3JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Established
- 1992
- Nearest railway station
- Moston — 3.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7995735 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whitebank Stadium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitebank Stadium?
- Whitebank Stadium is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode OL8 3JH), in the parish of Oldham, unparished area.
- When was Whitebank Stadium built?
- Built or established in 1992.
- Who owns Whitebank Stadium?
- Whitebank Stadium is owned by | operator =.
- Is Whitebank Stadium a protected site?
- Yes — Whitebank Stadium is part of the Rochdale Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Whitebank Stadium?
- The nearest railway station is Moston, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OL8 3JH.