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

I had always thought that Longshoot csme from the Civil war but id there real evidence to suggest it is earlier then so be it.It is highly likely that there was an archery practice field in Wigan as it was law in medieval times that archery
was practiced every Sunday(I think it was Sunday) throughout England.It id known that a large part of Henry V's army , at Agincout ,were archers from Lancashire , which obviously would include Wigan archers.Incidently in WW1 the retreat from Mons crossed the Somme at the same point as Henry and his army on their way to Agincourt..The Angel of Mons has often been described as the ghostly figures of Henry's archers protecting their 20th century counterparts.