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Encyclopedia > Pemberton, Greater Manchester
Pemberton

Pemberton shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference SD5404
Metropolitan borough Wigan
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIGAN
Postcode district WN5
Dialling code 01942/01695
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
UK Parliament Wigan
European Parliament North West England
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

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Pemberton is a mainly residential area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.[1] Covering over four square miles (11.5km²)[citation needed] the area today serves as a predominantly residential suburb. The area is contiguous to Wigan town centre. , Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

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History

There were several collieries in the area, and sandstone was also quarried. At Newtown were [cotton mills} and iron works. A well at [Lamberhead Green] (Pingate) was noted for its excellent water quality.{Fact|date=February 2007} The area is served by [Pemberton railway station].


Governance

Pemberton was formerly a township in Wigan ecclesiastical parish,[2] Diocese of Liverpool, (in the hundred of Newton), and was recognised as a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 to 1904, the Pemberton parish constituted the Pemberton Urban District.[3] In 1904 the urban district was abolished with its territory transferred to the borough[1] and local government County Borough of Wigan.[4][5][1] The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica describes Pemberton as being part of the town of Wigan (which then formed 5082 acres).[6] In 1920, the Pemberton parish was abolished and its former area was used to enlarge the Wigan parish, making the area of the parish and county borough identical.[7] Pemberton today is considered part of Wigan for purposes of the Office for National Statistics, and in most reputable contemporary publications.[8] This is also the approach taken also in several other modern online sources, which omit Pemberton as a standalone settlement.[9][10] The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ... Pemberton Urban District was an an urban district from 1894 to 1904, when it was added to the county borough of Wigan. ... An early historical analysis of cities and boroughs by Robert Brady (1704) Borough is a term for a town, formerly denoting a unit of local government in England and Wales. ... The County Borough of Wigan was, from 1889 to 1974, a local government district centred on Wigan in the northwest of England. ... , Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. ... Office for National Statistics logo The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the United Kingdom government executive agency charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the United Kingdom at national and local levels. ...


Wards

The electoral ward of Pemberton covers the following neighbourhoods: A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods...

Pemberton is part of the Douglas ward. Pemberton is an area and ward in the west of Metropolitan Borough of Wigan separated by the River Douglas from Wigan town centre, in Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... Orrell is a village on the outskirts of Wigan and the most westerly point of Greater Manchester, England. ...


Geography

Pemberton is predominantly made up of privately owned homes and local authority maintained housing, including Worsley Mesnes, Norley Hall, Marsh Green and Kitt Green. Pemberton and its adjoining district of Orrell form one continuous residential area. There is more than one place called Marsh Green: In the United Kingdom: Marsh Green, Devon Marsh Green, Kent Marsh Green, Tyne & Wear This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Orrell is a village on the outskirts of Wigan and the most westerly point of Greater Manchester, England. ...


Economy

The Robin Park complex is also part of the Pemberton neighbourhood. The complex contains many retailers and leasure outlets.


The area includes retail parks and sports and leisure facilities as well as the JJB Stadium, which is home to Wigan Athletic Football Club and Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club. The JJB Stadium is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Newtown, Wigan, Greater Manchester. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. ...

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  • JJB Sports PLC , major sports retailers.

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References

  1. ^ a b c Anon. A select gazetteer of local government areas, Greater Manchester County. Greater Manchester County Records Office. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
  2. ^ Pemberton, Genuki - England and Ireland Genealogy - URL accessed February 16, 2007.
  3. ^ Pemberton Urban District Council, nationalarchives.gov.uk. URL accessed February 16, 2007.
  4. ^ Vision of Britain - Permberton CP
  5. ^ Ext.and appl.in pt.(mods.) - L.G.B. Provisional.Order.Confn.(No.13) 1904 (c.clxii), art.11 of Wigan (Extn.) O.
  6. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, (1911)
  7. ^ Vision of Britain - Wigan CP (historic map)
  8. ^ Youngs, F. (1991). Local Administrative Units: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society, 192. 
  9. ^ Towns & Villages of Wigan, manchester2002-uk.com, URL accessed April 4, 2007.
  10. ^ ROUND AND ABOUT WIGAN, spinningtheweb.org.uk, URL accessed April 4, 2007.

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