Firs Lane/The Sportsman
Firs Lane/The Sportsman is a bus stop in Wigan, England. Firs Lane/The Sportsman is situated nearby to Firs Lane Post Office, as well as near Westleigh CC.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Leigh Sports Village is situated 3,000 feet south of Firs Lane/The Sportsman.
St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Leigh
Church
Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2,900 feet east of Firs Lane/The Sportsman.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is an active Anglican parish church in Pennington, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Christ Church serves the parish of Pennington in the Leigh Deanery and Salford Archdeaconry in the Diocese of Manchester. It is a Grade II listed building. Christ Church is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Firs Lane/The Sportsman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leigh and Bedford.
Leigh
Town
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Glazebury
Village
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glazebury is a village, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Firs Lane/The Sportsman.
Firs Lane/The Sportsman
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.49788° or 53° 29′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.53309° or 2° 31′ 59″ westNetwork
TfGMOpen location code
9C5VFFX8+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 533853462OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Firs Lane Post Office and Westleigh CC.
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