Wigan

On the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) between Wigan Pier and Martland Mill Bridge No 49:
- Wigan Pier
- Seven Stars Bridge No 50
- Seven Stars Railway Bridge No 49C
- Pagefield Bridge No 49B
- Pagefield Pipe Crossing
- Pagefield Lock No 88
- Pagefield Lock Footbridge
- Stadium Way Narrows
- Ell Meadow Winding Hole
- Ell Meadow Railway Bridge No 49A
- Ell Meadow Lock No 89
- Ell Meadow Lock Footbridge
- Martland Mill Road Bridge No 49AA
- Martland Mill Bridge No 49
On the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) between Wigan Pier and Wigan Junction:
- Wigan Pier
- Wigan Pier Junction
- Pottery Changeline Bridge
- Waterways Office (North West Waterways, Wigan) - Canal & River Trust
- Site of Mayor's Boat Yard
- Trencherfield Mill Arm
- Wigan Bottom Lock Footbridge
- Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
- Wigan Dry Dock Visitor Moorings
- Henhurst Bridge No 52
- Henhurst Lock No 86
- Henhurst Lock Visitor Moorings
- River Douglas Aqueduct No 17
- Westwood Pool Pipe Bridges (Gas Main)
- Wigan Junction Turnover Bridge No 52A
- Wigan Junction
On the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) between Wigan Junction and Poolstock Bottom Lock No 2:
- Wigan Junction
- Aireys Footbridge No 1
- Westwood Power Station Cable Bridge No 1A
- Lyons Bridge No 1B
- Poolstock Top Lock No 1
- Poolstock Top Lock Footbridge No 1D
- Poolstock Water Pipe Bridge
- Poolstock Bottom Lock No 2
On the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) between Wigan Junction and Kirkless Hall Bridge No 56:
- Wigan Junction
- Railway Bridge No 53D Pipe Bridge
- Railway Bridge No 53D
- Wigan Bottom Lock No 85
- Railway Bridge No 53B
- Britannia Bridge No 53
- Wigan Lock No 84
- Site of Ince Hall Colliery Dock
- Site of Railway Bridge No 53A
- Wigan Lock 19 Footbridge
- Wigan Lock No 83
- Wigan Lock 18 Footbridge
- Wigan Lock No 82
- Whalley's Basin
- Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch
- Wigan Lock 17 Footbridge
- Wigan Lock No 81
- Wigan Lock 16 Footbridge
- Wigan Lock No 80
- Wigan Lock No 79
- Rose Bridge No 54
- Wigan Lock No 78
- Peel Hall Bridge No 55
- Wigan Lock No 77
- Wigan Lock No 76
- Site of Rose Bridge Colliery Basin
- Wigan Lock No 75
- Wigan Lock No 74
- Site of Railway Bridge No 55A
- Wigan Lock No 73
- Wigan Lock No 72
- Wigan Lock No 71
- Wigan Lock No 70
- Kirkless Hall Bridge No 56
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Wigan ( WIG-ən) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Bolton, 12 miles (19 km) north of Warrington and 16 miles (25.7 km) northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and its administrative centre. The town has a population of 103,608, and the wider borough of 318,100. Wigan is within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire.
Wigan was in the territory of the Brigantes, an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of what is now northern England. The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain and the Roman settlement of Coccium established where Wigan lies.
Wigan was incorporated as a borough in 1246, following the issue of a charter by King Henry III of England. At the end of the Middle Ages, it was one of four boroughs in Lancashire established by Royal charter.
The Industrial Revolution saw a dramatic economic expansion and rapid rise in population. Wigan became a major mill town and coal mining district; at its peak, there were 1,000 pit shafts within 5 miles (8 km) of the town centre. Coal mining ceased in the later 20th century.
Wigan Pier, a wharf on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, was made famous by the writer George Orwell. In his book The Road to Wigan Pier, Orwell highlighted the poor working and living conditions of inhabitants in the 1930s. Following the decline of heavy industry, Wigan Pier's warehouses and wharves became a local heritage centre and cultural quarter. The DW Stadium is home to Wigan Athletic Football Club and Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club.