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.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb in Leigh, Greater Manchester, UK
- Also known as: “Bedford, Greater Manchester”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Butts Bridge and St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church.
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Church
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
Town
Bedford
- Category: locality
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.49414° or 53° 29′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.49931° or 2° 29′ 58″ west
Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)
Open location code
9C5VFGV2+M7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Bedford” goes by many names.
- French: “Bedford (Grand Manchester)”
- French: “Bedford”
- Polish: “Bedford (Greater Manchester)”
- Polish: “Bedford”
- Swedish: “Bedford, Greater Manchester”
- Swedish: “Bedford”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hooten Gardens and Hope Carr.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: St Thomas‘ CofE Primary School, Leigh and Mill Lane Independent Methodist Church.
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