Where is Metropolitan Borough of Wigan?

Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode WN3 4QG), in the parish of Wigan, unparished area.

How do I get to Metropolitan Borough of Wigan?

The nearest railway station is Ince, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode WN3 4QG.

Who owns Metropolitan Borough of Wigan?

Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is owned by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.

Is Metropolitan Borough of Wigan a protected site?

Yes — Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is part of the THE FLASHES OF WIGAN AND LEIGH National Nature Reserve.

Does Metropolitan Borough of Wigan charge admission?

Metropolitan Borough of Wigan typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Metropolitan Borough of Wigan?

The nearest railway station is Ince, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WN3 4QG.

Castles · North West England

Metropolitan Borough of Wigan

In or near Haigh.

♿ Wheelchair: limited

Ince War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 6217479 — David Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Ince · 0.7 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, the nearest railway station is Ince, located 0.7 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is WN3 4QG. Please note that accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.

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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, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh and Tyldesley. The borough also covers the villages and suburbs of Abram, Aspull, Astley, Bryn, Hindley Green, Lowton, Mosley Common, Orrell, Pemberton, Shevington, Standish, 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 the Greater Manchester boroughs of City of Salford and Bolton to the east, the Cheshire borough of Warrington to the south, the Merseyside borough of St Helens to the south west, and the Lancashire boroughs of West Lancashire to the west and Chorley to the north.

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Protected designations

National Nature Reserve: THE FLASHES OF WIGAN AND LEIGH

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Wigan metropolitan borough was created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. It was formed from the former county borough of Wigan along with other local government units from the administrative county of Lancashire. These were the Municipal Borough of Leigh, the urban districts of Abram, Aspull, Atherton, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, Standish and Tyldesley. Ashton-in-Makerfield except for the parish of Seneley Green, the Golborne Urban District except for the parish of Culcheth and Glazebury in Warrington, the Higher End part of Billinge and Winstanley Urban District and the civil parishes of Haigh, Shevington and Worthington from the Wigan Rural District were included.…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.5333, -2.6167
District: Wigan
Parish: Wigan, unparished area
Postcode: WN3 4QG
Parliamentary constituency: Wigan
Nearest railway station: Ince — 0.7 km

Sources

wikipedia: Metropolitan Borough of Wigan (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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