Haigh (other)
Haigh may refer to: Places * Haigh, Greater Manchester, England - a village * Haigh, West Yorkshire, England - a village Other uses * Haigh (surname) * Haigh's Chocolates, Australian chocolatier * Haigh Foundry, a locomotive manufacturer based in Wigan, England * Haigh Field, a public airport in the city of Orland, Glenn County, California, USA See also * Haig (other) * Hague (other) * Haik (other) *Hayko (other) Hayko (in Armenian Հայկո) or Haigo in Western Armenian is an Armenian first name derived from the Armenian given name Hayk (in Armenian Հայկ), Haig in Western Armenian. Hayko may refer to: * Hayko (1977–2021), Armenian pop singer w ...

Haigh, Greater Manchester
Haigh () is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is located next to the village of Aspull. The western boundary is the River Douglas, which separates the township from Wigan. To the north, a small brook running into the Douglas divides it from Blackrod. At the 2001 census it had a population of 594. History Haigh is derived from the Old English ''haga'', a hedge and means "the enclosure". The township was variously recorded as Hage in 1193, Hagh in 1298, and Haghe, Ha and Haw in the 16th century. Manor Between 1220 and 1230 the manor was part of the Marsey fee. Hugh de Haigh, probably Hugh le Norreys paid 3 marks in 1193–4 for having the king's good will. Richard de Orrell granted land in Haigh to Cockersand Abbey in 1220. In 1282 Hugh le Norreys was lord of Haigh. His daughter Mabel married William Bradshagh and in 1298 they inherited the manors of Haigh and Blackrod from Mabel's fa ...
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