The Stone Lion at Haigh Hall by munki-boy
Haigh Hall
Haigh Hall was built in the first half of the nineteenth Century to replace the old manor house that was the Lindsay family home.
The Haigh Hall estate was sold to Wigan corporation in 1947 and many public amusements were added to the site to create a public parkland. Today there are extensive gardens and children’s play facilities including a miniature train line that takes passengers around the park. During the two World Wars Haigh Hall was used as a hospital.
The old estate parkland of Haigh Hall is now part of the sprawling Haigh Country Park that has some great woodland strolls.
Created: 5 January 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Haigh Hall
Local History around Haigh Hall
There are some historic monuments around including:
Headless Cross, GrimefordBretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsMarket cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, StandishGidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington HallMoated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchCross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, StandishCross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish HallMabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School buildingHaigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park HouseCross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, Standish.
