Firs Park

Firs Park is a park in Wigan, England which is located on Firs Lane. Firs Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Plank Lane, as well as near the neighborhood Pennington Wharf.

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Park
Address: Firs Lane, Leigh, WN7 5BL

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leigh Sports Village and St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Leigh.

Leigh Sports Village

Stadium

Photo: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leigh Sports Village is a multi-use sports, retail and housing development in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. The centrepiece of the development is a 12,000-capacity stadium which is home to professional rugby league team Leigh Leopards, the Manchester United Women's senior team, and Manchester United's men's Under-21 and Academy teams.

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Leigh

Church

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The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It is a member of the Salford & Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, diocese of Manchester.

Pennington Flash Country Park

Park

Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pennington Flash Country Park is a 200-hectare country park located between Lowton and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leigh and Bedford.

Leigh

Town

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Leigh is a town in the Wigan district, in Greater Manchester, England, on low-lying land northwest of Chat Moss. It is situated approximately 6 miles southeast of Wigan and 11 miles west of Manchester city centre.

Bedford

Suburb

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Bedford is a suburb of Leigh, in the Wigan district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It was one of three ancient townships, Bedford, Pennington and Westleigh, that merged in 1875 to form the town of Leigh. Historically, Bedford was in Lancashire. Bedford is situated 1½ miles east of Firs Park.