Haigh, Greater Manchester

Haigh
Haigh village
Haigh is located in Greater Manchester
Haigh
Haigh
Location within Greater Manchester
Population594 (2001)
OS grid referenceSD605090
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGAN
Postcode districtWN1 / WN2
Dialling code01257 / 01942
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°34′34″N 2°35′42″W / 53.576°N 2.595°W / 53.576; -2.595

Haigh (/h/) is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.[2] Historically part of Lancashire, it is located next to the village of Aspull. The western boundary is the River Douglas, which separates the township from Wigan. To the north, a small brook running into the Douglas divides it from Blackrod. At the 2001 census it had a population of 594.[3]

  1. ^ "Haigh Parish Council".
  2. ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names – G to H. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Census 2001". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2009.