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- "WESTLEIGH, a township in the parish of Leigh, hundred of West Derby, county Lancaster, 1½ mile N.W. of Leigh, and 11 miles W. of Manchester. The village is a populous suburb of Leigh. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the muslin and silk manufactories, and in the collieries."
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Westleigh, a suburb of Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, is one of three ancient townships, Westleigh, Bedford and Pennington, that merged in 1875 to form the borough of Leigh.
Jul 4, 2024 · Voters in Southend West and Leigh have gone to the ballot box in the general election 2024. A new Member of Parliament is being elected for the Essex constituency which includes the Southend-on...
The constituency comprises a small part of the west of Southend-on-Sea, and includes Leigh-on-Sea and Westcliff-on-Sea. It is bounded to the north and east by Rochford and Southend East, to the north by Rayleigh and Wickford, to the west by Castle Point, and to the south by the very end of the Thames Estuary.
In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described West Leigh like this: Leigh, West (or Westleigh), township and ry. sta., Leigh par., SW. Lancashire, wholly in town of Leigh, 1883 ac., pop. 7848; P.O.; the station is 7 miles SW. of Bolton.
Westleigh is a suburb in Wigan, England. Westleigh is situated close to the hamlet Dangerous Corner and the village Howe Bridge. Notable Places in the Area. St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh. Church. Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0. The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.
Leigh is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, on low-lying land northwest of Chat Moss. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Leigh was originally the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish covering six vills or townships.
Southend West and Leigh is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by David Burton-Sampson (Labour) since July 2024.
