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:
Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganMarket cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, StandishHaigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park HouseThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchBretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsCross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, StandishCross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish HallHeadless Cross, GrimefordMabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School buildingCross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, StandishGidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall.
