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WN Postcode Area
The WN postcode area, also known as the Wigan postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of eight postcode districts in North West England, within three post towns. These cover most of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester (including Wigan itself and Leigh), plus small parts of West Lancashire (including Skelmersdale) and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside. Mail for the WN postcode area is processed at Warrington Mail Centre, along with mail for the CW, L and WA postcode areas. __TOC__ Coverage The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! WN1 , WIGAN , Haigh, Ince, Swinley, Wigan , Wigan , - ! WN2 , WIGAN , Abram, Aspull, Bamfurlong, Bickershaw, Haigh, Hindley, Hindley Green, Ince, Platt Bridge , Wigan , - ! WN3 , WIGAN , Goose Green, Ince, Winstanley, Worsley Mesnes, Hawkley Hall , Wigan , - ! WN4 , WIGAN , Ashton-in-Makerfield, Garswood , Wigan, St Helens , - ! WN5 , WIGAN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West England
North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of 7,417,397 in 2021. It is the Countries of the United Kingdom by population, third-most-populated region in the United Kingdom, after the South East England, South East and Greater London. The largest settlements are Manchester and Liverpool. It is one of the three regions, alongside North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber, that make up Northern England. Subdivisions The official Regions of England, region consists of the following Subdivisions of England, subdivisions: The region has the following sub-divisions: After abolition of the Greater Manchester and Merseyside County Councils in 1986, power was transferred to the metropolitan boroughs, making them equivalent to unitary authorities. In April 2011, Greater Manchester gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspull, Greater Manchester
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] |
Pemberton, Greater Manchester
Pemberton is an area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas,. and east of the M6 motorway. The area is contiguous with Orrell, Greater Manchester, Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638,Pemberton 2001 United Kingdom Census, neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. URLs accessed 11 November 2008. increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census. Historic counties of England, Historically a part of Lancashire, Pemberton was formerly a Township (England), township and parish in the West Derby (hundred), hundred of West Derby. Following the Industrial Revolution, Pemberton became a densely populated industrial district comprising a variety of coal mi ... [...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] |
Higher End
Billinge Higher End or Higher End is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Governance Billinge was a civil parish lying within the Historic counties of England, historic county boundaries of Lancashire on 2 February 1837 it was divided into two townships, Billinge Chapel End and Billinge Higher End when the Wigan poor law union was formed merging the workhouse provision of 20 parishes in the Wigan area. In 1866 Billinge Higher End became a separate civil parish. The poor law union built the Wigan Poor Law Infirmary in 1906 which became Billinge Hospital. In 1872 Billinge Local Board of Health was established for the area of these two townships and two detached parts of Winstanley, Greater Manchester, Winstanley township (one known as Blackley Hurst and the other situated in the Carr Mill area, both lying within the area of Billinge Chapel End township). In 1894 the area of the Local Board (together with the remaining area of Winstanley towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billinge, Merseyside
Billinge is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It forms the larger part of the civil parish of Billinge Chapel End. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, it had a population of 6,554. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Billinge is located by road approximately southwest of Wigan (town centre) and northeast of St Helens (town centre). History Etymology Billinge may mean "(place at the) pointed hill", from Old English ''billa'' "ridge, bill of sword" and -''ing'' "place at/people of the". The name was recorded as ''Bylnge'' in 1252. Governance This township or civil parish lies within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. It was in Wigan ecclesiastical parish (Deanery of Wigan) and-, therefore, in the Diocese of Liverpool, previously Chester. A prison once stood in the village called ''Tower Prison'', and during the English Civil War, it was used by Parliamentarians to imprison Royalists soldiers, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garswood
Garswood is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of St. Helens, Merseyside, England. The village is within the civil parish of Seneley Green. The parish was part of Ashton-in-Makerfield until the 1974 boundary changes. History In the historic county of Lancashire, Garswood is from Old English gyr “fir” and ''wudu'' "wood", the fir wood. The name was recorded as ''Gratiswode'' (undated). Along with extensive farming, Garswood has seen much coal mining activity in its past, due to strata running up to an adjacent fault causing much outcropping of coal seams. Local mines included Garswood Park (which operated 1868–1880), Seneley Green (1869–1880), Birchenheds (1880–1925) and Park (1869–1960). Mining has taken place using (comparatively) shallow shafts and many drifts. The last drift mine in the Garswood area (in neighbouring Golborne), Quaker House Colliery, closed in 1992. Extensive opencast mining has taken place in more recent times and still continues in the are ... [...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] |
Hawkley Hall
Hawkley Hall was an Elixabethan mansion house in Pemberton, about 1.5 miles from Wigan and to the east of Goose Green. The Hawkley's, the original owners of the hall, came to England at the time of William the Conqueror. It passed to the Molyneux family in 1374, who considerably rebuilt it during the 17th century. It once held Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially ... and his officers during the civil war. The hall was demolished in 1970 and a housing estate occupies the site today known as the "Hawkley Hall Estate". Education Hawkley Hall estate has one school, Hawkley Hall High School. It is a fairly large school that was graded "Outstanding" overall in 2009. References Houses in Greater Manchester Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Bor ... [...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] |
Winstanley, Greater Manchester
Winstanley is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, the area had a population of 15,849, reducing at the 2011 census to 11,264. Transport Train services to Wigan, Manchester and Kirkby are available at the nearby Pemberton railway station. The main road in the Winstanley area is the A571 (St.Helens to Wigan). Nearby is the A49, which gives access to the M6 motorway. Local schools *Highfield St. Matthew's CofE Primary School *Marus Bridge Primary School *St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan *Winstanley Community Primary School *Winstanley College * Hawkley Hall High School Adjacent places * Billinge 'Chapel End' *Billinge 'Higher End' * Orrell * Pemberton History Winstanley was formerly a township in the parish of Wigan, in 1866 Winstanley became a separate civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platt Bridge
Platt Bridge is a settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south of Wigan town centre along the spine of the A573 road. Historically part of the Hindley Urban District, in Lancashire, the area is now a residential suburb of Wigan. The first mention of Platt Bridge in documents occurs in 1599. The name comes from "plat" or "platte" meaning a foot-bridge. Platt Bridge borders Abram, Bamfurlong, Hindley and Ince-in-Makerfield. Platt Bridge's border with Bamfurlong is marked by a brook which runs under the A58 and is shown by an ancient marker stone. Two railways pass through Platt Bridge; one, the West Coast Main Line, the other a disused industrial line. Platt Bridge had a railway station on the Manchester and Wigan Railway line that closed in 1969. Two schools in Platt Bridge, Low Hall County Primary School and Saint Nathaniel's C.E. Primary were closed and amalgamated into a new school Platt Bridge Community School, designed by NPS an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
