Higher Folds
Higher Folds is a housing estate to the north-east of Leigh, in the Wigan district of Greater Manchester, England. It lies about 15 miles west of Manchester. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 2,770. Shaun Keaveny grew up in Higher Folds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tyldesley Little Theatre and St George’s Church.
Tyldesley Little Theatre
Theater building
Tyldesley Little Theatre is a small theatre in Lemon Street, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, England. It is the home of a local amateur dramatic society, which mounted its first production at the theatre in 1921.
St George’s Church
Church
Photo: J3Mrs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St George's Church is an Anglican parish church serving Tyldesley and Shakerley in Greater Manchester, England. It is part of Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford and the diocese of Manchester.
Tyldesley Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tyldesley Town Hall is a municipal building in Elliott Street, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, England. Initially the local Liberal Party Club, the town hall went on to become the meeting place of Tyldesley Urban District Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyldesley and Bedford.
Tyldesley
Town
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Tyldesley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, eight miles southeast of Wigan and nine miles northwest of Manchester.
Bedford
Suburb
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.
Astley
Town
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Astley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 East Lancashire Road.
Higher Folds
- Type: Village with 2,660 residents
- Description: settlement in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.5042° or 53° 30′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.48102° or 2° 28′ 52″ westPopulation
2,660Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
9C5VGG39+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 692154105OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12262902Wikidata ID
Q27665166
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Higher Folds” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Higher Folds”
- Polish: “Higher Folds”
- Spanish: “Higher Folds”
- Swedish: “Higher Folds”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Higher Folds Sports and Social Club and The Centre Post Office.
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