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Leigh Town Hall Archives

Leigh Town Hall Archives is a local history exhibition in Leigh. It is managed by Wigan Council. 40 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Imperial War Museum North (15 km).

Where

In Leigh

inside the built-up area

Run by

Wigan Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Leigh

Inside Leigh

Leigh Town Hall Archives is inside Leigh’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

From June to September, Leigh sees highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°85 mm

Feb8° / 2°67 mm

Mar11° / 3°59 mm

Apr14° / 5°57 mm

May17° / 8°63 mm

Jun19° / 11°73 mm

Jul21° / 13°75 mm

Aug20° / 12°81 mm

Sep18° / 10°79 mm

Oct14° / 7°95 mm

Nov10° / 5°88 mm

Dec8° / 2°97 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Leigh, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Leigh. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Leigh’s full climate →

About

Leigh Town Hall Archives

Local history exhibition in Leigh, England, UK.

It is run by Wigan Council.

In Leigh, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Run by: Wigan Council
Town: in Leigh
Official site: archives.wigan.gov.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Leigh Town Hall Archives and what surrounds it

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Leigh Town Hall Archives is the orange one.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Leigh Town Hall Archives

In size, Leigh comes first of the 8, with 45,499 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Leigh

45,499 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km northeast of it

Atherton

27,571 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km southwest of it

Golborne

25,563 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2 km southeast of it

Glazebury

1,094 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Leigh Town Hall Archives is	People	Places to visit
Leigh	It’s in town	45,499	6
Atherton	1.4 km northeast of it	27,571	11
Golborne	1.8 km southwest of it	25,563	4
Glazebury	2 km southeast of it	1,094	6
Higher Folds	2 km east of it	2,447	5
Hindley	2.6 km northwest of it	24,485	7
Bickershaw	2.7 km northwest of it	2,277	7
Tyldesley	2.8 km east of it	16,205	7

Make a day of it

Places to add to Leigh Town Hall Archives

A visit can add 3 museums, 3 historic houses and a garden, from 40 places within 15 km.

MuseumImperial War Museum North15 km away · 2K visitors a year 2

MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum11 km away 3

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Bridgewater8.1 km away 4

Historic house · RHSWorsley New Hall8 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustDunham Massey Hall15 km away 6

Theme parkGulliver's World12 km away 7

MuseumMuseum of Wigan Life9 km away 8

Historic houseSmithills Hall12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Leigh Town Hall Archives

Where is Leigh Town Hall Archives?

Leigh Town Hall Archives is in Leigh, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Leigh Town Hall Archives?

Local history exhibition in Leigh, England, UK.

Who runs Leigh Town Hall Archives?

Wigan Council.

When is the best time to visit Leigh Town Hall Archives?

June to September are the warmest months in Leigh, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Leigh Town Hall Archives?

Within 15 km: Imperial War Museum North (15 km), Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (11 km), RHS Garden Bridgewater (8.1 km) and Worsley New Hall (8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Bridgewater: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Worsley New Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dunham Massey Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gulliver's World: Gulliver's Theme Park Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Wigan Life: Hindleyite, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Smithills Hall: SG2012, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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