Leigh
town in Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Leigh
Summary
Leigh is a town[1]. Leigh ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,812 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Leigh is located in Wigan[3].
- Leigh is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
- Leigh's instance of is recorded as town[5].
- Leigh's instance of is recorded as unparished area[6].
- Leigh's shares border with is recorded as Atherton[7].
- Leigh's postal code is recorded as WN7[8].
- Leigh's Commons category is recorded as Leigh, Greater Manchester[9].
- Leigh's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[10].
- Leigh's local dialing code is recorded as 01942[11].
- Leigh's OS grid reference is recorded as SD655005[12].
- Leigh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.4975, 'lon': -2.515}[13].
- Leigh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leigh, Greater Manchester[14].
- Leigh has a population of {'amount': '+41275'}[15].
- Leigh's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
- Leigh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
- Leigh's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leigh'}[18].
- Leigh's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Leigh, Greater Manchester[19].
- Leigh's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Leigh, Greater Manchester[20].
- Leigh's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leigh'}[21].
- Leigh's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Leigh, Greater Manchester[22].
- Leigh's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[23].
Body
Geography
Leigh is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Leigh is located in Wigan[3].
Physical Characteristics
Leigh has a population of {'amount': '+41275'}[15].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include town[5] and unparished area[6].
Why It Matters
Leigh ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,812 views/month).[2] Leigh has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Leigh is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]