Westleigh
Westleigh is a farm in Wigan, England. Westleigh is situated nearby to the forest Bedford Moss, as well as near Risley, Holcroft and Chat Moss National Nature Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Astley Green Colliery Museum and Glazebury Methodist Church.
Astley Green Colliery Museum
Museum
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Astley Green Colliery Museum is a heritage museum in Astley near Tyldesley in Greater Manchester, England, operated by the Red Rose Steam Society. The site was originally a working colliery that produced coal from 1912 until its closure in 1970 and is now protected as a Scheduled Monument. Astley Green Colliery Museum is situated 2 miles north of Westleigh.
Glazebury Methodist Church
Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glazebury Methodist Church is situated 1½ miles west of Westleigh.
The Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of All Saints is situated 1½ miles west of Westleigh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fowley Common and Irlam.
Fowley Common
Village
Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fowley Common is a village, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Westleigh.
Irlam
Town
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, 6.7 miles southwest of Salford, 7.6 miles southwest of Manchester and 8.3 miles northeast of Warrington. Irlam is situated 2 miles southeast of Westleigh.
Astley
Town
Photo: J3Mrs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Astley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is crossed by the Bridgewater Canal and the A580 East Lancashire Road. Astley is situated 2½ miles north of Westleigh.
Westleigh
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.46806° or 53° 28′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.4581° or 2° 27′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C5VFG9R+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 845117003OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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