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

It's all true. I wouldn't say it if it weren't. The old railway line ran at the back of the church, alongside the graveyard then over t'Smithy Brook. It's all overgrown, that's why I thought you meant that one, with you saying it needs clearing.
The path that goes between the church and the graveyard is a public footpath, therefore it should be looked after by the local authority. Gerrum Towd!