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Wigan Rural District

Wigan was a rural district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. It comprised an area to the north, but did not include the town Wigan. The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to the Wigan Rural Sanitary District. It consisted of six civil parishes: Dalton, Haigh, Parbold, Shevington, Worthington and Wrightington. The parish of Haigh was an exclave, separated from the rest of the district by Standish with Langtree Urban District.

Located at 53.6, -2.64 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Lancashire, History of Greater Manchester, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, Local government in Wigan, Rural districts of England

Springfield Park (Wigan)

Springfield Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was the home ground of Wigan Athletic F.C. until the club moved to the new JJB Stadium (now DW Stadium) after the 1998/99 season. At its largest, the stadium held 40,000. In its 102 year existence the ground only saw 32 years as a Football League venue, 11 years for Wigan Borough F.C. and 21 years for Wigan Athletic FC, before it was demolished to make way for a housing estate in 1999.

Located at 53.5549, -2.65066 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct football venues in England, Defunct rugby league venues in England, Defunct velodromes in the United Kingdom, Multi-purpose stadiums in the United Kingdom, Defunct sports venues in Greater Manchester, 1897 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1999 disestablishments, Buildings and structures demolished in 1999

Westhoughton (UK Parliament constituency)

Westhoughton was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire, England. Centred on the former mining and cotton town of Westhoughton, it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Located at 53.6, -2.64 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic), Politics of Bolton, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1983

Church of St Wilfrid, Standish

The Church of St Wilfrid is located in Market Place, Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It is listed by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as "one of the most interesting churches in Lancashire". {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}}

Located at 53.5868, -2.6625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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16th-century architecture, Church of England churches in Greater Manchester, Grade I listed churches, Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester, English Gothic architecture, Renaissance architecture in England, Austin and Paley buildings, Buildings and structures in Wigan, Diocese of Blackburn

Worthington Lakes

Worthington Lakes is a series of three reservoirs situated near to Standish off the A5106 Wigan to Chorley road in the north-west of England. They were constructed in the early 1880s to provide the water demands of the rapidly growing town of Wigan. The water supply comes from a diversion of the River Douglas.

Located at 53.5881, -2.6344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Reservoirs in Greater Manchester

Standish Community High School

Located at 53.5912, -2.6743 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Comprehensive schools in Wigan

Chisnall Hall Colliery

Chisnall Hall Colliery a colliery in Coppull in Lancashire, England. It was the largest coal mine on the Lancashire Coalfield north of Wigan. The colliery on Coppull Moor was owned by Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Company in 1896 when it employed 135 underground and 48 surface workers. It appeared on maps in 1908 as a coal mine with two shafts and railway sidings connecting its 1.5 mile mineral railway to the London and North Western Railway's Wigan–Preston main line.

Located at 53.6062, -2.6821 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Coal mines in Lancashire, Buildings and structures in Chorley

H. J. Heinz, Wigan

The H. J. Heinz, Wigan factory is food manufacturing plant owned by H. J. Heinz Company, based in Kitt Green, Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is presently the largest food processing plant in Europe, and the largest H. J. Heinz facility in the world.

Located at 53.5519, -2.6831 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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H. J. Heinz Company, Manufacturing plants in England, Buildings and structures in Wigan, Companies based in Wigan