Leigh Cenotaph, Wigan

Leigh Cenotaph, Wigan is a memorial in Wigan, England. Leigh Cenotaph, Wigan is situated nearby to Leigh Post Office, as well as near Leigh CofE Primary School.

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Type: Memorial
Description: war memorial in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Also known as: “Leigh Cenotaph”, “Leigh Cenotaph, Greater Manchester”, and “War Memorial near Junction with Silk Street”

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 670 feet west of Leigh Cenotaph, Wigan.

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 770 feet west of Leigh Cenotaph, Wigan.

Leigh bus station

Bus station

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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. Leigh bus station is situated 940 feet southwest of Leigh Cenotaph, Wigan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leigh and Bedford.

Leigh

Town

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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.