Football 1
Football 1 is a pitch in Wigan, England. Football 1 is situated near the park Public Toilets, as well as near the pitch Football 2.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Leigh Town Hall and St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church.
Leigh Town Hall
Town hall
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 4,100 feet southwest of Football 1.
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Church
St Joseph's Church is an active Roman Catholic church in, Leigh in Greater Manchester, England. It is in the parish of St Edmund Arrowsmith. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church is situated 3,800 feet south of Football 1.
Bedford Colliery
Mine
Bedford Colliery, also known as Wood End Pit, was a coal mine on the Manchester Coalfield in Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire, England. The colliery was owned by John Speakman, who started sinking two shafts on land at Wood End Farm in the northeast part of Bedford, south of the London and North Western Railway's Tyldesley Loopline in about 1874. Bedford Colliery is situated 2,100 feet east of Football 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedford and Leigh.
Bedford
Suburb
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.
Leigh
Town
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.
Atherton
Town
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 1½ miles north of Football 1.
Football 1
- Type: Pitch
- Categories: recreation area, football, and sports location
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.50439° or 53° 30′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.50458° or 2° 30′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C5VGF3W+Q5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitch
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=soccer
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Public Toilets and Football 2.
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Places to explore: Platt Fold Road/Greenways and The Avenue/Leigh Infirmary.
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