Leigh: facts

At a glance

• Country: United Kingdom
• Region: England
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 43,626
• Coordinates: 53.4964° N, 2.5197° W
• Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (GBP)
• Distance to the capital, London: 274 km (170 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Manchester Airport (MAN): 23 km (14 mi), straight line
• Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL): 28 km (18 mi), straight line
• Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA): 70 km (43 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Atherton: 3.5 km (2.2 mi)
• Tyldesley: 4.0 km (2.5 mi)
• Golborne: 5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Westhoughton: 5.9 km (3.6 mi)
• Hindley: 5.9 km (3.7 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Wigan, 9.3 km (5.8 mi)