Archives and libraries

Local studies information is held at Wigan library.

Cemeteries

• St Paul, Westleigh Lane, Church of England

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for West Leigh.

Church History

Church Records

• Smallbrook Lane, Baptist, Dangerous Corner

• St Paul, Westleigh Lane, Church of England
• St Peter, Firs Lane, Church of England

• Our Lady of the Rosary, Common Lane, Roman Catholic
• The Twelve Apostles, Nel Pan Lane, Roman Catholic

• Trinity, Westleigh Lane, Wesleyan Methodist

You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Westleigh area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.

If you keep this page loaded for a very long time and the database is updated since loading it, the church links above may become stale and may display the wrong church. If this happens, reloading this page will correct them.

Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the West Leigh area is Wigan and Leigh.

Gazetteers

Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from West Leigh to another place.

Historical Geography

In 1835 West Leigh was a township in the parish of Leigh.

Maps

View maps of Westleigh and places within its boundaries.

Poor Houses, Poor law etc.

Poor Law records held at Wigan Archives.

Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, West Leigh was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Chester are held at the Lancashire Record Office.