What is Leigh, Greater Manchester?
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.4975|-2.5150|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Leigh | population = 41,275 | population_ref = <ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Docs/PDF/Council/Council-statistics-and-demographics/Census2011PopulationandHouseholdEstimatesforWards.pdf |title=Census 2011: Population and Household Estimates for Wards |publisher=[[leigh Council]] | access-date=19 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611044130/https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Docs/PDF/Council/Council-statistics-and-demographics/Census2011PopulationandHouseholdEstimatesforWards.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | metropolitan_borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan]] | metropolitan_county = [[Greater Manchester]] | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = [[Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Leigh]] | post_town = LEIGH | postcode_district = WN7 | postcode_area = WN | dial_code = 01942 | os_grid_reference = SD655005 | static_image_name = Leigh, Obelisk and Boar's Head - geograph.org.uk - 806241.jpg | static_image_caption = Obelisk and the Boar's Head | london_distance = {{convert|169|mi|km|0|abbr=on}}&nbsp;[[Boxing the compass|SSE]] }} '''Leigh''' is a town in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan]], [[Greater Manchester]], England. It is on low-lying land northwest of [[Chat Moss]]. Within the boundaries of the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Lancashire]], Leigh was originally the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish covering six [[vill]]s or [[township]]s. When the three townships of [[Pennington, Greater Manchester|Pennington]], [[Westleigh, Greater Manchester|Westleigh]] and [[Bedford, Greater Manchester|Bedford]] merged in 1875 forming the Leigh Local Board District, Leigh became the official na