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Wigan Cemetery Index
Wigan Cemetery Index

Index covers 3rd September 1856 to 30th November 2007.

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What's On in Wigan
What's On in Wigan

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Wigan Chronology
Wigan Chronology

Local chronology from Wigan Almanacs covering most years from 1879 to 1949.

Wigan Classifieds
Wigan Classifieds

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Local History
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Wigan Blog
Wigan Blog

General musings mainly about Wigan and the wiganworld website.

Fred Dibnah
In memory of Fred Dibnah, world famous steeplejack.
Wigan Family & Local History Society
Wigan Family & Local History Society.
Wigan FHS
Pubs of the Past
Pubs of the Past Wigan pubs in photos and other info.
Reading Room
Reading Room - 27 pages of old Wigan News from 1890.
Wigan Views, 1908
Wigan Views, 1908. A souvenir booklet of old photos and ads.

26-04-1964.M6 construction by Sir Alfred McApine & Son Ltd.
Photo: Barrie

Those of you who travel up north on the M6 past Preston may have called in at Forton Services as they were called. Either side of the main carriageway are shown the slip roads up to what will become the services area.The cabin on wheels is for the workmen to have their brew and shelter from the elements.Sometimes the site was "rained off" that depended on the Works Manager for the section. All the bridges were built by Leonard Fairclough Ltd ( from Adlington) as part of the consortium.No doubt Wigan labour played its part in the structures.

Family Research

Wigan Cemetery Index
Wigan Cemetery Index

Index covers 3rd September 1856 to 30th November 2007.
(117,917 entries)

Gidlow Cemetery Index
Gidlow Cemetery Index

Index covers 14th January 1948 to 13th December 2013.
(16,188 entries)

Hindley Cemetery Index
Hindley Cemetery Index

Index covers 10th June 1880 to 18th December 2012.
(32,307 entries)

Ince Cemetery Index
Ince Cemetery Index

Index covers 6th October 1857 to 10th December 2009.
(39,319 entries)

Westwood Cemetery Index
Westwood Cemetery Index

Index covers 12th January 1946 to 31st December 2007.
(5,697 entries)

Howe Bridge Cemetery Index
Howe Bridge Cemetery Index

Index covers 13th January 1975 to 31st December 2007.
(1,854 entries)

Wigan Genealogy
Wigan Genealogy

Local genealogy for the Wigan area only. 1,000s of names listed.

Wigan Family & Local History Society
Wigan Family & Local History Society

The promotion and encouragement of research into family and local history.

Canal in the morning

Canal in the morning
by Peter Frost

(Nikon D80)

(Monday, 1st November, 2010)

Grey Heron

Grey Heron
by Dave (Oy)

(Nikon D800 with Nikon 300mm F/4 AF-S)

(Friday, 12th September, 2014)

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