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Higher Folds
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Higher Folds
Total population
2,663
Coordinates53.50°, -2.48°
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Overview
Higher Folds is a housing estate to the north-east of Leigh, in the Wigan district of Greater Manchester, England. It lies about 15 miles west of Manchester. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 2,770. Shaun Keaveny grew up in Higher Folds.
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Geography
Latitude
53.5042
Longitude
-2.4810
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Official Identifiers
ONS — UK Office for National Statistics
- ONS code
- osgb4000000074549323
- Local type
- Village
- Region
- North West
api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
- • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names