History of Wigan (Help with ancient and recent history.)

Started by: ena malcup (4151)

Probably. Maybe count is also including Day Eyes.

I have read that earliest mention of coal in the district was in 1300's, at Burnhill, which apparently is either in Bryn or Ashton, but I have never been able to ascertain precisely where. So it is possible we are considering a long period over which mines may have been sunk. Even longer, if the Romans mined coal in the district, as some findings indicate.

Replied: 28th Jun 2023 at 12:53

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