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LEIGH

England · UNITED KINGDOM (GB) · 53.50°N / 2.52°W

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,644,660

Leigh is a city in United Kingdom with a population of 43,626. It sits at 53.50/-2.52, runs on Europe/London, is 3 km from Glazebury.

Population 43,626
Place Type Populated Place
Elevation n/a
Timezone Europe/London

All facts

fields
Country
United Kingdom
Subdivision
England
Coords
53.50°N / 2.52°W
UTC offset
+0
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
SE Glazebury England 1,068 3.2 km
NE Atherton England 22,000 3.5 km
NW Bickershaw England 826 3.8 km
NE Tyldesley England 35,932 4.0 km
W Abram England 10,074 5.0 km
S Culcheth England 6,708 5.0 km
SW Golborne England 24,021 5.5 km
N Westhoughton England 26,260 5.9 km
NW Hindley England 25,001 5.9 km
S Croft England 1,492 7.3 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Leigh?
43,626 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Leigh in?
Europe/London.
Which country is Leigh in?
United Kingdom (GB).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2644660

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2644660,
    "name": "Leigh",
    "ascii_name": "Leigh",
    "country_code": "GB",
    "population": 43626,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/London",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 53.49642,
    "longitude": -2.51973
  }
}
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