Leigh

Summary

Leigh is a constituency of the House of Commons^[1]. Leigh ranks in the top 5% of constituency_of_the_house_of_commons entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Leigh is located in North West England^[3].
• Leigh is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Leigh's instance of is recorded as constituency of the House of Commons^[5].
• Leigh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148049054^[6].
• +1885-11-24T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Leigh^[7].
• Leigh was dissolved in +2024-05-30T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Leigh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.5, 'lon': -2.5}^[9].
• Leigh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05g146^[10].
• Leigh's GSS code is recorded as E14000254^[11].
• Leigh's GSS code is recorded as E14000785^[12].
• Leigh's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[13].
• Leigh's BBC Things ID is recorded as 8e911dbf-dc58-467f-8186-af25a871fa63^[14].
• Leigh's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+75903'}^[15].
• Leigh's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+75905'}^[16].
• Leigh's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+76202'}^[17].
• Leigh's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+77417'}^[18].
• Leigh's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+67.064'}^[19].
• Leigh's TOID is recorded as 7000000000024675^[20].
• Leigh's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 11301^[21].
• Leigh's UK Parliament ID is recorded as 7H9gDRiD^[22].
• Leigh's historic county is recorded as Lancashire^[23].

Body

Geography

Leigh is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Leigh is located in North West England^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Leigh's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+67.064'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Leigh's instance of is recorded as constituency of the House of Commons^[5].

History and Context

+1885-11-24T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Leigh^[7].

Why It Matters

Leigh ranks in the top 5% of constituency_of_the_house_of_commons entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).^[2] Leigh has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]