Leigh Sports Village

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.

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Type: Stadium
Description: stadium
Also known as: “Leigh Sports Village Stadium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church and Pennington Mill Bridge.

Christ Church

Church

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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 1,700 feet east of Leigh Sports Village.

Pennington Mill Bridge

Bridge

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Pennington Mill Bridge is situated 1,600 feet east of Leigh Sports Village.

Pennington Flash Country Park

Park

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Pennington Flash Country Park is a 200-hectare country park located between Lowton and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England. Pennington Flash Country Park is situated 3,300 feet west of Leigh Sports Village.

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

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.