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A Northen English Town Wigan
By Mark on July 15, 2008
Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, It stands on the River Douglas near Preston, Manchester and Liverpool. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre.
This is an aerial view of Wigan’s town from the sky taken from Google Earth.
Historically Wigan was a part of Lancashire, Wigans history goes back to the time of the Brigantes and the Celtic’s, when they created a territory. Wigan is believed to have been incorporated as a borough in 1246 following the issue of a Charter by King Henry III of England. By the end of the middle ages Wigan had become a borough, joining three other boroughs in lancashire, they were Lancaster, Liverpool and Preston.
This is a picture taken from panoramio of Wigan’s town centre.
Wigan went on to experience a unbelieveable transformation during the Industrial revolution, where the economy expanded and the population grew, making the town a major player in the Industry. Although Wigan became well known for manufacturing products like porcelain and also clock making, Wigan now has become more known as a mill town and a major coal mining district. The coal mining industry has been around in Wigan since 1450 and at it’s highest point there were around 1,000 pit shafts. Coal mining ceased during the latter part of the 20th century. Wigan is now a town dealing with the light industries.
This is a picture taken at night of Wigan Pier from panoramio.
Wigan Pier, is a wharf which is on the Liverpool and Leeds Canal it became famous thanks to the writer Mr George Orwell who wrote a book named, The Road to Wigan Pier.The book was about life in Wigan and how the people lived and what conditions they lived in during the 1930′s. After the decline of the industries over the years Wigan’s Pier’s collection of warehouses and wharfs has now become a heritage and cultural establishment, being visited daily by tourists.
This is a picture of Premier Football Club Wigan Athletic’s stadium taken from panoramio.
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5 Responses to “A Northen English Town Wigan”
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6:04 pm on July 16th, 2008
Gosh, Mark! You have brought back childhood memories. I lived in Wigan for most of my childhood. It has changed dramatically since I was there. Most of my old haunts have gone now and it is much more upmarket that it was. I don’t think I ever saw Wigan Pier all the time I was there.
8:02 pm on July 16th, 2008
Oh really, I like investigating into different places, you can find so much history just on your door step. Glad you liked this article i did especially for you.
8:07 am on July 18th, 2008
What a gorgeous town center! Wiganers must be very proud of where they live.
2:52 pm on July 18th, 2008
Yes it appears to be a very nice place to visit and even stay. But the thing with the southerns is that we appear to knock the northern towns supposingly, because we are richer in the south. But the larger cities like Manchester, liverpool, Leeds, Blackburn and Bradford are all pretty simular to london and the smaller northern towns like Wigan, York and Lincoln are absolutely beautiful and we should be proud of every city, town or village in the British Isles.
12:26 am on April 19th, 2010
I agree with those comments above. When I wrote to my cousins in Rochdale that I wanted to come and visit them, their reaction was,”Why would you come up here for? It is a dump.” My response was that I wanted to come and see them, not the place. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I loved how people stopped my cousin in the streets to say hello. I loved the Pennines in the background. It even snowed when I was there. I am from the tropics where it never snows at all! The place reeks of history and interesting stories. I think people should be proud of their villages. Once they have that pride, they will take care of it. I wish I had read all your articles about English places up north before I left. Anyway, I can bring my family with me next time.