County Borough of Wigan
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The County Borough of Wigan was a former local government district in Lancashire, England, centered on the industrial town of Wigan before being absorbed into the modern Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in 1974.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county borough
ⓘ
former local government district ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | Metropolitan Borough of Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
County boroughs of England
ⓘ
Former local government districts of Lancashire ⓘ History of Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsGrantedBy | College of Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedSettlement |
Beech Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bottling Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ Gidlow NERFINISHED ⓘ Goose Green, Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ince-in-Makerfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Newtown, Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pemberton NERFINISHED ⓘ Poolstock NERFINISHED ⓘ Scholes NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring View NERFINISHED ⓘ Swindley NERFINISHED ⓘ Whelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Worsley Mesnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1974 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1 April 1974 ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | county borough council ⓘ |
| hadIndustrialCharacter | true ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCentre | Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Lancashire ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | urban area of Wigan and environs ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Greater Manchester local government structure ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAfter1974 | Greater Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Wigan Municipal Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Metropolitan Borough of Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| statusGranted | county borough status ⓘ |
| statusGrantedIn | 1889 ⓘ |
| successor | Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.