Winstanley, Greater Manchester

Human settlement in England

Wigan

Metropolitan county

Greater Manchester

Region

North West

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List of places: UK; England; Greater Manchester

53°31′22″N 2°40′38″W / 53.5229°N 2.6772°W / 53.5229; -2.6772

Winstanley is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.^[1] Historically in Lancashire, the area had a population of 15,849, reducing at the 2011 census to 11,264.^[2]

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

See also

Listed buildings in Billinge and Winstanley

References

^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Place Names T to W. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
^ "Wigan ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.

External links

Historic images of Winstanley

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