Strange Common
Strange Common is in Wigan, England. Strange Common is situated nearby to Common Lane Footbridge, as well as near the playground Pennington Wharf Childrens Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pennington Flash Country Park and Leigh Sports Village.
Pennington Flash Country Park
Park
Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1,800 feet south of Strange Common.
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 3,700 feet east of Strange Common.
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
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. Bedford is situated 2 miles east of Strange Common.
Golborne
Town
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Golborne is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies 5 miles south-south-east of Wigan, 6 miles north-east of Warrington and 14 miles to the west of the city of Manchester. Golborne is situated 2½ miles southwest of Strange Common.
Strange Common
- Type: Shrubland
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.4929° or 53° 29′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.54634° or 2° 32′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C5VFFV3+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 698293611OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrub
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Common Lane Footbridge and Pennington Wharf Childrens Park.
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