Leigh South is a ward in the southern part of the town of Leigh, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. It combines predominantly residential streets with pockets of post‑industrial landscape and small green spaces, and benefits from road and rail links that make commuting into Manchester and surrounding towns straightforward.
Historically part of Lancashire, the area grew through textiles and coal mining and that industrial legacy still shows in local buildings and community institutions. Today the ward is socially mixed, with local shops, community centres and a strong rugby‑league interest around town clubs; recent regeneration efforts have focused on housing, leisure and improving retail provision while many residents work in the wider Greater Manchester economy.
Postcode districts covering Leigh South
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Liverpool 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Birkenhead 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Preston 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Oldham 17 miles27.4 km
- St. Helens 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Wigan 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Warrington 7.4 miles12 km
- Burnley 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Blackburn 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Bolton 8 miles12.9 km
- Stockport 15.3 miles24.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Glazebury Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Leigh Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Higher Folds Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Culcheth and Glazebury Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Fowley Common Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Atherton South & Lilford Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Culcheth Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Astley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Leigh West Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Lowton East Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Leigh South
WN7 4HA, WN7 2NN, WN7 9AW, WN7 3AF, WN7 4JU, WN7 3UF, WN7 3HX, WN7 3EX, WN7 3EE … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Atherton Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Hag Fold Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
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Schools in Leigh South
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Primary
- Bedford High School Secondary
- Christ Church C of E Primary School, Pennington Primary
- Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd) Special
Local points of interest
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles8.8 km
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 6.5 miles10.5 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 7.4 miles12 km
- DW Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 8.7 miles14 km
- Old Trafford Stadium 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Manchester Harbour 9.9 miles15.9 km