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2008 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Election
Elections to Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Wigan Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election. Election result This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: Ward results Abram Ashton Aspull New Springs Whelley Astley Mosley Common Atherleigh Atherton Bryn Douglas Golborne Lowton West Hindley Hindley Green Ince Leigh East Leigh South Leigh West Lowton East Orrell Pemberton Shevington with Lower Ground Standish with Langtree Tyldesley Wigan Central Wigan West Winstanley Worsley Mesnes By-elections between 2008 and 2010 References Wigan Council election, 2008 – nomination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigan UK Local Election 2008 Map
Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town has a population of 107,732 and the wider borough of 330,714. Wigan is part of the historic county of Lancashire. Wigan was in the territory of the Brigantes, an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of what is now Northern England. The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain and the Roman settlement of was established where Wigan lies. Wigan was incorporated as a borough in 1246, following the issue of a charter by King Henry III of England. At the end of the Middle Ages, it was one of four boroughs in Lancashire established by royal charter. The Industrial Revolution saw a dramatic economic expansion and rapid rise in population. Wigan became a major mill town and coal mining district; at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Borough Of Wigan
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest town, Wigan, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Atherton, Greater Manchester, Atherton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Hindley, Greater Manchester, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Leigh and Tyldesley. The borough also covers the villages and suburbs of Abram, Greater Manchester, Abram, Aspull, Astley, Greater Manchester, Astley, Bryn, Greater Manchester, Bryn, Hindley Green, Lowton, Mosley Common, Orrell, Greater Manchester, Orrell, Pemberton, Greater Manchester, Pemberton, Shevington, Standish, Greater Manchester, Standish, Winstanley, Greater Manchester, Winstanley and Worsley Mesnes. The borough is also the second-most populous district in Greater Manchester. The borough was formed in 1974, replacing several former local government districts. It is the westernmost part of Greater Manchester and is bordered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south of Wigan. As of the 2021 census, there was a population of 26,380. Historically part of Lancashire, Ashton-in-Makerfield was a township in the parish of Newton-in-Makerfield (as Newton-le-Willows was once known), Winwick and hundred of West Derby. With neighbouring Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield was a chapelry, but the two were split in 1845. The place has long been a centre for the manufacture of locks and hinges, and it also sits on the Lancashire Coalfield, and was a coal mining district. History Toponymy The name Ashton derives from Old English and means the "farmstead where the ash-trees grow"; it is a common name and is found locally in Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside and Ashton upon Mersey in Trafford. The town's name was recorded as ''Eston'' in 1212. Later, the suffix "in-Makerfield" was added, which relates the name of the old district of Makerfield o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspull
Aspull is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, Aspull, along with Haigh, is surrounded by greenbelt and agricultural land, separated from Westhoughton, on its southeast side, by a brook running through Borsdane Wood. The ground rises from south to north, reaching , and has views towards Winter Hill and the West Pennine Moors. It has a population of 4,977. Aspull was once a centre of mining and textile manufacture, though little evidence of this can be seen in the village today. Haigh Country Park estate lies to the west. History Early history The earliest notice of Aspull is that contained in the survey of 1212, when, as one plough-land, it formed part of the Childwall fee held by Richard son of Robert de Lathom, under the lord of Manchester. The fee was a composite one of 6½ plough-lands (of which Aspull formed one), held chiefly by Richard de Lathom, and partly by Roger de Samlesbury and Alexander de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atherton, Greater Manchester
Atherton () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England and Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. The town, including Hindsford, Howe Bridge and Hag Fold railway station, Hag Fold, is south of Bolton, east of Wigan, and northwest of Manchester. From the 17th century, for about 300 years, Atherton was known as Chowbent, which was frequently shortened to Bent, the town's old nickname. During the Industrial Revolution, the town was a key part of the Manchester Coalfield. Atherton was associated with coal mining and nail manufacture from the 14th century, encouraged by outcropping coal seams. At the beginning of the 20th century, the town was described as "the centre of a district of collieries, cotton mills and iron-works, which cover the surface of the country with their inartistic buildings and surroundings, and are linked together by the equally unlovely dwellings of the people". Atherton's last deep coal mine closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golborne
Golborne (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south-south-east of Wigan, north-east of Warrington and to the west of the city of Manchester. Along with the neighbouring village of Lowton, it recorded a population of 24,041. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire and being situated across the A580 East Lancashire Road, Golborne owed most of its historic growth to mining and textile manufacturing; however, these industries have since declined. There was also significant agricultural activity, with many farms still belonging to the families who originally owned them. History Toponymy The name Golborne derives from the Old English ''golde'' and ''burna'', meaning "stream where marsh marigolds grow". The earliest settlements in the present-day town were on banks of the Millingford Brook, hence its name being derived from a water course where calendula grew. Golborne has been recorded in ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindley, Greater Manchester
Hindley ( ) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is east of Wigan and covers an area of . Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, Hindley (which includes Hindley Green) borders the towns and villages of Ince-in-Makerfield, Aspull, Westhoughton, Atherton, Greater Manchester, Atherton and Westleigh, Greater Manchester, Westleigh in the former borough of Leigh, Greater Manchester, Leigh. In 2001, Hindley had a population of 23,457, increasing to 28,000 at the 2011 Census. It forms part of the wider Greater Manchester Urban Area. History Toponymy The name Hindley is derived from the Old English ''hind'' and ''leah'', meaning a "clearing frequented by red deer, hinds or deer, does". The town is first recorded as ''Hindele'' in 1212 and then variously as "Hindeleye" [1259], "Hyndeley" [1285 and 1332],''Hindelegh''[1301], "Hyndelegh" [1303 and 1375]. The first recorded use of its curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ince-in-Makerfield
Ince-in-Makerfield or Ince is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. The population of the Ince ward at the 2011 census was 13,486, but a southern part of Ince was also listed under the Abram ward (north of Warrington Road in this ward). Adding on this area brings the total in 2011 to 15,664. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, Ince is contiguous to Wigan and is a residential suburb divided by a railway line into two separate areas, Higher Ince and Lower Ince. From 1894 Ince was an Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district of the administrative county of Lancashire and in 1974 became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. Toponymy The name ''Ince'' may be of Cumbric origin and derived from ''ïnïs'', meaning 'island' or, as is likely in this case, 'dry land' (Welsh language, Welsh ''ynys''). History The earliest mention of the Manorialism, manor of Ince and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orrell, Greater Manchester
Orrell is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward had fallen at the 2011 Census to 11,513. The area lies to the west of Wigan town centre. The area is contiguous with Pemberton. Historically in Lancashire, Orrell was a centre of the coal mining industry, though today no evidence of the area's industrial past is present. The electoral ward of Orrell has a population of 11,203, however, the ward covers a larger area also containing parts of Billinge and Winstanley. History Orrell derives from the Anglo Saxon ''ora'' and ''hyll'', a hill where ore is dug. It has been variously recorded as Horul in 1212, Orel in 1292, Orhull in 1294 and Orul in 1307 and subsequently known as Orrell-in-Makerfield. It was the extreme north-west berewick of the manor of Newton-in-Makerfield before the Norman Conquest of England. In 1212 the manor was held by Richard de Orrell but became divided and was acquired by the Holl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standish, Greater Manchester
Standish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, it is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, near Junction 27 of the M6 motorway. The population of the town was 13,278 in the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 census. Formed around a crossroads, the town has grown as urban expansion between Manchester and Liverpool extends outwards. St Wilfrid's Church, Standish, St Wilfrid's Church is a Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Grade I listed parish church. History The name Standish is derived from the Old English language, Old English ''stan'', meaning stone, and ''edisc'', a park or enclosure. It has been variously recorded as Stanedis in 1206, Stanediss in 1219, Standissh, Stanedich and Stanedissh in 1292 and Standisch in 1330. The adjoining village of Langtree was recorded as Langetre in 1206 and Longetre in 1330. A Roman roads in Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyldesley
Tyldesley () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, southeast of Wigan and northwest of Manchester. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, the Tyldesley built-up area subdivision, excluding Shakerley, had a population of 16,142. The remains of a Roman road passing through the township on its ancient course between ''Coccium'' (Wigan) and ''Mamucium'' (Manchester) were evident during the 19th century. Following the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Tyldesley was part of the manor of Warrington, until the Norman Conquest of England, when the settlement constituted a Township (England), township called Tyldesley-with-Shakerley in the ancient parish of Leigh, Greater Manchester, Leigh. The factory system and textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution triggered populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worsley Mesnes
Worsley Mesnes () is a suburb (Better known as an estate) of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 11,974. Transport Worsley Mesnes Drive is the main road through the housing estate. In 2015, it was fitted with WRTL Luma LED streetlights to replace the Philips Iridiums fitted in 2006. Etymology Mesnes is from French ''demesnes'', of the manor. References Historically, it forms part of Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to .... Areas of Wigan {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
