Wigan
in Wigan of England, United Kingdom
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport (17 mi) - Manchester Airport (20 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (23 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (25 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (29 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (46 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (48 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (84 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (97 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 112 mi) - Hindley Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 0 mi)
- Porters Wood Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Regent Park Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Gathurst Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Valynette Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Haydock Park Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Chorley Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Duxbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Highfield Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Shaw Hill Hotel Golf Country Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.543 and -2.637 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 32' 34" and W -2° 38' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:26 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:58 am and 8:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Delve into Wigan
Wigan in Wigan (England) with it's 175,405 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 176 mi (or 283 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Wigan is now 08:26 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Wigan, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Liverpool John Lennon Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 41 mi (or 66 km), South. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Haigh, Chorley, Winwick, St Helens and Croft. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 36% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Macdonald Kilhey Court & Spa
Mercure Haydock Hotel (Newly Refurbished)
Mercure Wigan Oak Hotel
Britannia Wigan
ibis Styles Haydock
Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel
Travel Inn
JCT.23 Holiday Inn HAYDOCK M6
TRAVELODGE HAYDOCK ST. HELENS
TRAVELODGE WARRINGTON LOWTON
Videos from this area
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Wigan part 1 'then 'n' now'
Then 'n' now images of Wigan including Mesnes Park, Wigan bus station, the Wigan Hippodrome, the old town hall, Wigan north western Station and various town centre locations.
An Exceptional Day at Wigan - 17 September 2012
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WCML Freight at Wigan 05 July 2012
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Half an Hour at (74) - Wigan North Western WCML 13.11.2014 - Class 47 56 66 142 156 390 inc WCRC ECS
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Wigan Composite Doors - 01942 36 7171
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Elite Karting Wigan 9/5/2014 GoPro HD Hero2
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Wigan Pier Nightspot - Last Chance to dance closin
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37518 Thunders Through Wigan NW 31 July 2012
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Estate Agents Wigan - Open House Wigan Estate Agent
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Wigan Pier
Wigan Pier is the name given today to the area around the canal at the bottom of the Wigan flight of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is a popular location for visitors and the local community in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, situated just a few hundred yards south-west of the town centre. The name "Wigan Pier" has humorous connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is in fact an inland and traditionally industrial town.
Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigan is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was one of the constituencies of the Model Parliament of 1295.
All Saints' Church, Wigan
All Saints' Church, Wigan, is located in Wallgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, and is the parish church of the town. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of St George, Wigan. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It stands on a hill in the centre of the town.
Association of Greater Manchester Authorities
The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) is the local government association for Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. It was established in 1986 as a voluntary organisation to represent the ten district councils of Greater Manchester after the Greater Manchester County Council was abolished.
Deanery High School
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College is a Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It currently has around 1,600 pupils and it consistently gets good GCSE grades, amongst the best in the Wigan Borough. The most recent OFSTED report described the school as "a good school". The Deanery High School is a Church of England Voluntary Aided school, receiving 15% of its funding via the church and through fundraising.
Wigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, 7.9 miles south-west of Bolton, 10 miles north of Warrington and 16 miles west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total population of 81,203 in 2001, whilst the wider borough has a population of 305,600.
Wigan Urban Area
The Wigan Urban Area is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics consisting of the built-up, or 'urbanised' area containing Wigan in Greater Manchester and Skelmersdale in West Lancashire. The Urban Area includes the integrated conurbation around Wigan, (containing the areas of Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell and Wigan itself), along with the areas of Standish, Abram and the West Lancashire town of Skelmersdale. The Wigan Urban Area has a total population of 166,840.
Trencherfield Mill
Trencherfield Mill is a cotton spinning mill standing on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1907. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. It was driven by 2,500 hp triple-expansion four-cylinder engine by J & E Wood of Bolton built in 1907. The engines were called Rina and Helen. They drove a 26-foot flywheel with 54 ropes at 68 rpm. The engine was stopped in 1968.
Wigan rail crash
The Wigan rail crash was a railway accident which occurred at Wigan North Western station, England, to a northbound excursion train in the very early morning of 3 August 1873. Thirteen passengers were killed after derailed carriages collided with station buildings.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is the top-tier administrative body for the local governance of Greater Manchester, England. The combined authority was established on 1 April 2011 and consists of ten indirectly elected members, each a directly elected councillor from one of the ten metropolitan boroughs that comprise Greater Manchester.
St James' Church, Poolstock
St James' Church, Poolstock, is in the Poolstock district of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. St James' has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.
Wigan Town Hall
Wigan Town Hall was the second of three seats of local government occupied by the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and its predecessors, built on a plot at the corner of King Street and Rodney Street in Wigan, England, between 1866 and 1867. Next to the Robinsons Brewery, it replaced an earlier town hall constructed in 1720 by the Earl of Barrymore and Sir Robert Bradshaigh, the town's representatives in parliament. The older building remained in use until its demolition in 1882.
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