- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 83 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport26 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport46 km
About Gigg Lane
Gigg Lane is a landmark. Location: Borough of Bury, England.
Gigg Lane is a football ground in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, built for Bury F.C. in 1885. The first match was played on 12 September 1885 between Bury and a team from Wigan. One of the world's oldest professional football stadiums, Gigg Lane was in continuous use by Bury until August 2019 when the club was expelled from the English Football League. The ground did not host competitive men's football between 4 May 2019, when Bury hosted Port Vale, and 29 July 2023. In November 2020, Bury F.C.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1885
- Opened
- 1885
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Gigg Lane
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Climate of Gigg Lane
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 114 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (114 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 71 | 85 | 65 | 62 | 76 | 72 | 90 | 91 | 112 | 114 | 112 |
How to get to Gigg Lane
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 26 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bolton, 9 km to the west.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 26 kmsouth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 46 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 53 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 9 kmwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 10 kmsouth
- Manchester Population: 569K 12 kmsouth
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 13 kmeast
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 21 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gigg Lane
Within 100 km: 675 historic and cultural sites, 1,302 natural sites, 236 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km162 places
- Saint George's Island Island 12 kmS
- The Island Island 15 kmNW
- Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 16 kmNW
- Hollingworth Lake Lake 14 kmE
25–60 km675 places
- Great Britain Island 51 kmN
- Formby Beach Beach 53 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 51 kmW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 52 kmW
60–100 km1,376 places
- High Moor Mountain 90 kmNW
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 62 kmSW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 91 kmNW
- The Island Island 84 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Radcliffe Tower Landmark, Borough of Bury2.1 km SW
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School Landmark, Borough of Bury2.7 km W
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River Roch River, England1.6 km S
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Clarke's Hill Mountain, Borough of Bury4.2 km SW
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Heaton Park BT Tower Landmark, Manchester5.3 km SE
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Spotland Stadium Landmark, Rochdale8.8 km NE -
Manchester Art Gallery Museum, Manchester12 km S -
Manchester Cathedral Attraction, Manchester11 km S
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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