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Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)

Leigh is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Andrew Burnham of the Labour Party.

Located at 53.5, -2.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885, Politics of Wigan

Pennington Flash Country Park

Pennington Flash Country Park is a 200-hectare country park located between Lowton and Pennington, Leigh in Greater Manchester, England. The flash is a 70-hectare lake created at the turn of the 20th century by coal mining subsidence, mainly from Bickershaw Colliery, and flooding. Now an extensive nature reserve with several bird hides and a network of tracks and footpaths, Pennington Flash Country Park is nationally renowned for its birdlife and is a classic example of natural regeneration.

Located at 53.4861, -2.54715 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.698 miles away.
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Parks and commons in Wigan, Visitor attractions in Wigan, Country parks in Greater Manchester

Municipal Borough of Leigh

The Municipal Borough of Leigh was, from 1899 to 1974, a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England, consisting of the townships of Pennington, Westleigh, Bedford and part of the township of Atherton and named after the ancient ecclesiastcal parish. The area contained the market town town of Leigh that served as its administrative centre until its dissolution in 1974. The borough council built Leigh Town Hall which was completed in 1907.

Located at 53.5, -2.52 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Local government in Wigan, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, Municipal boroughs of England

A572 road

The A572 is a main road serving the Greater Manchester and Merseyside areas, running from Swinton to St Helens via Leigh and Newton-le-Willows.

Located at 53.493, -2.52085 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Roads in England, Roads in Greater Manchester, Transport in Merseyside

Red Rose Forest

Red Rose Forest is a partnership initiative of the twelve Community Forests in England and is the most urban of all the Community Forests. The project was started in 1991 and is expected to last 40 years, with the aim of involving communities in safeguarding and creating a woodland flora for the future, and helping preserve the fast disappearing flora of British woodlands.

Located at 53.5, -2.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Forests and woodlands of Greater Manchester, Conservation in the United Kingdom, Parks and open spaces in Greater Manchester

Hilton Park (stadium)

Hilton Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It was the home of Leigh Centurions rugby league club and Leigh Genesis F.C. association football club. It had a capacity of approximately 10,000. The stadium was demolished in February 2009.

Located at 53.5025, -2.5225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Defunct rugby league venues in England, Defunct sports venues in Greater Manchester, Defunct football venues in England, Leigh Genesis F.C., Multi-purpose stadiums in the United Kingdom, Sport in Wigan

Leigh Sports Village

Leigh Sports Village is a £50 million multi-use sports, retail and housing development in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh Sports Village plays host to three of the town's sporting clubs. Amateur rugby league club, Leigh East and amateur athletics club, Leigh Harriers occupy dedicated facilities on the site. Leigh Centurions Rugby League club is resident at the 11,000 seater with standing terraces in the Tommy Sale Stand.

Located at 53.491, -2.529 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Rugby league stadiums in England, Sport in Wigan, Buildings and structures in Wigan, Sports venues in Greater Manchester, Football venues in England

Wigan and Leigh College

Wigan and Leigh College is a state General Further and Higher Education College based at six locations in the towns of Wigan and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Currently, there are over 1,000 staff members and more than 23,000 students. The college's programmes of study include: General Certificate of Education (GCSEs), Advanced Level (UK), National Diplomas, Higher National Diplomas and First Degrees.

Located at 53.4995, -2.52552 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Wigan, Education in Wigan, Educational institutions established in 1992, Former schools and colleges of mining

Glaze Brook

The Glaze Brook, or River Glaze, is a minor river in Greater Manchester, England. The Glaze Brook drains a large area around Leigh and is formed at the outflow of Pennington Flash {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:53.4849|-2.5354|region:GB|||||| | |name= }} close to Aspull Common. Pennington Flash is fed by Hey Brook, a continuation of Nan Holes Brook, which runs eastwards from Ashton-in-Makerfield.

Located at 53.4849, -2.5354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.698 miles away.
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Rivers of Greater Manchester

Atherleigh railway station

Atherleigh railway station served an area of Leigh in what was then Lancashire, England. It was located on the Bolton and Leigh Railway line which ran from Kenyon Junction to Bolton Great Moor Street Station.

Located at 53.5077, -2.52075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.700 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Wigan, Former London Midland and Scottish Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1935, Railway stations closed in 1954

Culcheth Methodist Church

Culcheth Methodist Church is located in the village of Culcheth, now a part of Warrington, England. The church building is located at the corner of Ellesmere Road and Burton Close near the village centre, a short walk from the village green.

Located at 53.4543, -2.52108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.696 miles away.
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Warrington, Methodist churches in England

Culcheth railway station

Culcheth Railway Station was a former railway station in Culcheth, Lancashire, later Cheshire, England.

Located at 53.4501, -2.53124 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.696 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Warrington, Former Great Central Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1884, Railway stations closed in 1964, Beeching closures in England

Westleigh, Greater Manchester

Westleigh, a suburb of Leigh, Greater Manchester is one of three ancient townships, Westleigh, Bedford and Pennington, that merged in 1875 to form the town of Leigh.

Located at 53.507, -2.532 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.700 miles away.
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Areas of Wigan

Kenyon Junction railway station

Kenyon Junction was a junction railway station at Kenyon on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Bolton and Leigh Railway near Culcheth in Warrington, England. It was situated within the historic county of Lancashire. The station opened in 1831 (as Bolton Junction) and closed to passengers on 2 January 1961 before closing completely on 1 August 1963. The junction fell out of use when the line serving Leigh was closed in 1969.

Located at 53.4637, -2.5387 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.697 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Warrington, Former London and North Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1830, Railway stations closed in 1961

Pennington railway station

Pennington Station was a railway station at Pennington, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England on the Bolton and Leigh Railway. It was situated within the historic county of Lancashire. The station opened as Bradshaw Leach on the Kenyon and Leigh Railway in 1831 and Pennington Station closed in 1954. The line serving Leigh was closed in 1969.

Located at 53.4822, -2.53472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.698 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Wigan, Former London and North Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1831, Railway stations closed in 1954, History of Wigan

Bedford, Greater Manchester

Bedford, a suburb of Leigh, Greater Manchester is one of three ancient townships, Bedford, Pennington and Westleigh, that merged in 1875 to form the town of Leigh. Bedford was historically in Lancashire.

Located at 53.4939, -2.4996 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Geography of Wigan, Areas of Greater Manchester

Pennington, Greater Manchester

Pennington, a suburb of Leigh, Greater Manchester is one of six townships in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Leigh, that with Westleigh and Bedford merged to form the town of Leigh in 1875. The township of Pennington covered most of Leigh's town centre.

Located at 53.494, -2.4998 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Geography of Wigan, Areas of Greater Manchester

Leigh Union workhouse

Leigh Union workhouse, also known as the Leigh workhouse and after 1930, Atherleigh Hospital, was a workhouse built in 1850 by the Leigh Poor Law Union on Leigh Road, Atherton in the historic county of Lancashire.

Located at 53.5078, -2.51778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.700 miles away.
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English Poor Laws, Buildings and structures in Wigan

Parsonage Colliery

Parsonage Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Lancashire Coalfield in Leigh, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England. The colliery, close to the centre of Leigh and the Bolton and Leigh Railway was sunk between 1913 and 1920 by the Wigan Coal and Iron Company and the first coal was wound to the surface in 1921. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} For many years its shafts to the Arley mine were the deepest in the country.

Located at 53.5004, -2.5273 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Coal mines in Lancashire, Mining in England, Underground mines in England

St Peter's Church, Westleigh, Greater Manchester

St Peter's Church, Westleigh, is located in Firs Lane, Westleigh, a district of Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leigh, the archdeaconry of Salford, and the diocese of Manchester. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin.

Located at 53.4984, -2.5376 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Grade II* listed churches, Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Religious buildings completed in 1881, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Anglican congregations established in the 19th century, Gothic Revival architecture in Greater Manchester, Anglican Diocese of Manchester, Paley and Austin buildings

Leigh Town Hall

Leigh Town Hall stands facing the parish church across the Civic Square at the junction with Market Street in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It was designed for Leigh Borough Council by J.C. Prestwich, who had an architectural practice in the town. Work began in 1904 and the building was opened in 1907. It was granted Grade II Listed status in 1987. Nicholas Pevsner described the building as "An exceptionally good building, expressive yet not showy".

Located at 53.497, -2.519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Wigan, City and town halls in England, Grade II listed buildings in Greater Manchester

Bedford Hall

Bedford Hall is a late medieval-house in Bedford, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It was leased to tenants by the Kighleys, absent lords of the manor of Bedford, and has been modified several times over the centuries becoming a farmouse and now two houses. It was one of a group of timber-framed medieval halls, including Morleys Hall in Astley, located to the north of Chat Moss. It is a Grade II Listed building.

Located at 53.4861, -2.4924 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.698 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Houses in Greater Manchester

St Mary's Church, Lowton

St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Lowton. It is in the deanery of Winwick, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool.

Located at 53.4763, -2.5512 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.698 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Greater Manchester, Churches completed in 1861, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Gothic Revival architecture in Greater Manchester, E. G. Paley buildings

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Leigh

St Joseph's Church is an active Roman Catholic church on Chapel Street in Bedford, Leigh in Greater Manchester, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.

Located at 53.494, -2.508 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Grade II listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Roman Catholic churches in Greater Manchester, Gothic Revival architecture in England, 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the UK

Christ Church, Pennington

Christ Church is an active Anglican parish church in Pennington, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Christ Church serves the parish of Pennington in the Leigh Deanery and Salford Archdeaconry in the Diocese of Manchester. It is a Grade II listed building.

Located at 53.491, -2.522 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.699 miles away.
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Grade II listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Church of England churches in Greater Manchester, Anglican Diocese of Manchester, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Anglican congregations established in the 19th century, Gothic Revival architecture in Greater Manchester