Bedford
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.
- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 feet (30 metres)
- …is also known as “Bedford, Greater Manchester”
- Description: suburb in Leigh, Greater Manchester, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Butts Bridge and St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church.
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
St Joseph's Church is an active Roman Catholic church in, Leigh in Greater Manchester, England.
Leigh Hackspace
Hackspace
Leigh Hackspace is a non-profit makerspace located in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leigh and Glazebury.
Tyldesley
Tyldesley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.
2 miles northeast of Bedford
Bedford
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Latitude
53.49414° or 53° 29′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.49931° or 2° 29′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C5VFGV2+M7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Bedford” goes by many names.
BedfordPolish
Bedford (Greater Manchester)Polish
BedfordSwedish
Bedford, Greater ManchesterSwedish
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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