Atherton
Atherton is in Wigan, England. Atherton is situated nearby to Kirkhall Lane Independent Methodist Church, as well as near Church of God.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leigh Town Hall and St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Leigh.
Leigh Town Hall
Town hall
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Leigh Town Hall is a municipal building in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It stands in Civic Square at the junction with Market Street, facing Leigh parish church. It was built in 1907 and granted grade II listed building status in 1987. Leigh Town Hall is situated 3,000 feet south of Atherton.
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. St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Leigh is situated 2,600 feet south of Atherton.
Leigh Sports Village
Stadium
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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. Leigh Sports Village is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Atherton.
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.
Atherton
Town
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Atherton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, historically part of Lancashire. It is 5 miles south of Bolton, 7 miles east of Wigan, and 10 miles northwest of Manchester. Atherton is situated 2 miles northeast of Atherton.
Atherton
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.50553° or 53° 30′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.51837° or 2° 31′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C5VGF4J+6MOpenStreetMap ID
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