Gigg, Greater Manchester

Gigg, Greater Manchester

infobox UK place
country = England
map_type= Greater Manchester
latitude = 53.5831
longitude = -2.2945
official_name= Gigg
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
population =
metropolitan_borough= Bury
region = North West England
constituency_westminster= Bury North
post_town= BURY
postcode_district = BL9
postcode_area= BL
dial_code= 0161
os_grid_reference=

Gigg is a suburban area of Bury, a town in Greater Manchester, England.

It is possibly best known for the football ground of Bury F.C. and F.C. United of Manchester, which is situated in, and named after, the area, Gigg Lane.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Swinton, Greater Manchester — infobox UK place map type= Greater Manchester country = England latitude= 53.5122 longitude= 2.3412 official name= Swinton population= 41,347 (2001 Census) metropolitan borough= Salford metropolitan county= Greater Manchester region= North West… …   Wikipedia

  • Gigg Lane — Der Manchester Road Stand in Gigg Lane Daten Ort England …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Manchester derby — City or region Manchester Greater Manchester First contested 12 November 1881 Teams involved Manchester City Manchester United Number of meetings 161 Most wins Manchester United (67) …   Wikipedia

  • Gigg Lane — Infobox Stadium stadium name = Gigg Lane fullname = Gigg Lane Stadium location = Gigg Lane, Bury, Greater Manchester nickname = Gigg built = 1885 opened = 1885 owner = Bury F.C. seating capacity = 11,840 tenants = Bury F.C. (1885 present) FC… …   Wikipedia

  • Glazer ownership of Manchester United — Manchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was formed as Newton Heath LYR Football Club, the works team of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot in Newton Heath, in 1878.… …   Wikipedia

  • F.C. United of Manchester — Football club infobox clubname = FC United of Manchester fullname = Football Club United of Manchester nickname = FCUM, Red Rebels founded = 2005 ground = Gigg Lane Bury capacity = 11,840 chairman = none manager = flagicon|England|size=25px Karl… …   Wikipedia

  • Bury — infobox UK place country = England latitude = 53.593 longitude = 2.298 official name = Bury metropolitan county = Greater Manchester population = 60,718 metropolitan borough = Bury region = North West England constituency westminster = Bury North …   Wikipedia

  • Moston Community Stadium — Artists impression of proposed stadium Location Ronald Johnson Playing Fields, Moston, Manchester Built (Expect …   Wikipedia

  • Fishpool — is a locality to the south of Bury town centre in Greater Manchester, England. The area is roughly speaking, a square bounded by Wellington Road to the north, Manchester Road to the west, Gigg Lane to the south and Market Street to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Bury F.C. — Football club infobox clubname = Bury nickname = The Shakers founded = 1885 ground = Gigg Lane Bury capacity = 11,840 mgrtitle = Manager manager = flagicon|Wales Alan Knill league = League Two season = 2007–08 position = League Two, 13th pattern… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”