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 miles
- Liverpool 17.5 miles
- Birkenhead 23.9 miles
- Preston 21.6 miles
- Oldham 17 miles
- St. Helens 9.7 miles
- Wigan 6.9 miles
- Warrington 7.4 miles
- Burnley 23.8 miles
- Blackburn 18.8 miles
- Bolton 8 miles
- Stockport 15.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Glazebury Built-up area 1 mile
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds Ward 1.1 miles
- Leigh Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Higher Folds Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Culcheth and Glazebury Parish 1.6 miles
- Fowley Common Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Atherton South & Lilford Ward 2.1 miles
- Culcheth Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Astley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft Ward 2.3 miles
- Leigh West Ward 2.5 miles
- Lowton East Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Leigh South
WN7 3HG, WN7 3LE, WN7 3AZ, WN7 3LJ, WN7 3HR, WN7 3UB, M29 7SH, WN7 3UH, WN7 3XJ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 13.1 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 17.6 miles
- Atherton Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Hag Fold Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels in Leigh South Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village, an IHG Hotel
- The Greyhound Hotel
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 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 6.5 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 7.1 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 7.4 miles
- DW Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 8.5 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 8.7 miles
- Old Trafford Stadium 8.9 miles
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 9.2 miles
- Manchester Harbour 9.9 miles