Christ Church

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.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Pennington, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Also known as: “Christ Church, Pennington”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leigh Sports Village and Pennington Mill Bridge.

Leigh Sports Village

Stadium

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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 1,700 feet west of Christ Church.

Pennington Mill Bridge

Bridge

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Pennington Mill Bridge is situated 1,100 feet south of Christ Church.

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 2,300 feet north of Christ Church.

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

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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.