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, GrimefordMarket cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, StandishCross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, StandishMoated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganBretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsCross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish HallThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchMabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School buildingHaigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park HouseGidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington HallCross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, Standish.
