- Elevation
- 26 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport22 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport31 km
About Higher Folds
Higher Folds is a village. Location: Wigan, England. Elevation: 26 m.
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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Climate of Higher Folds
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 109 | 72 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 79 | 77 | 96 | 98 | 121 | 123 | 119 |
How to get to Higher Folds
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bolton, 10 km to the north.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 22 kmsoutheast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 31 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 68 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 10 kmnorth
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 11 kmnorthwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 13 kmeast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 14 kmsouthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 17 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Higher Folds
Within 100 km: 689 historic and cultural sites, 1,436 natural sites, 219 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km112 places
- Saint George's Island Island 15 kmE
- The Island Island 16 kmN
- Goose Island Island 23 kmW
- Birch Island Island 20 kmS
25–60 km673 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 48 kmSW
- Formby Beach Beach 41 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 40 kmW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 45 kmNW
60–100 km1,559 places
- Great Britain Island 64 kmNE
- High Moor Mountain 90 kmNW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 89 kmNW
- The Island Island 98 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pennington Hall Park Natural site, Wigan3.3 km SW
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Firs Park Natural site, Wigan3.5 km W
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Westleigh Brook River, Wigan3.9 km SW
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Salford City Stadium Landmark, Salford8.1 km SE -
Newcombe Drive (Greenheys) Mountain, Salford5.7 km NE
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University of Bolton Stadium Landmark, Bolton9.2 km N
Sources & licences
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