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Orrell, Greater Manchester

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Orrell is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. [1]

58 relations: A577 road, A580 road, Administrative counties of England, Anglo-Saxons, Aspull, Boothstown, City of Salford, Coal measures, Cotton mill, Dean Trust Wigan, Earl of Derby, Edge Hall Road, Greater Manchester, Historic counties of England, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Ian McCartney, John Blenkinsop, Labour Party (UK), Lancashire, Lancashire Coalfield, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Listed buildings in Orrell, Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Local Government Act 1972, M58 motorway, M6 motorway, M62 motorway, Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency), Manchester, Manchester Victoria station, Manorialism, Member of parliament, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Middleton Railway, Newton-le-Willows, Norman conquest of England, Ormskirk, Orrell R.U.F.C., Orrell railway station, Orrell Urban District, Pemberton, Greater Manchester, Rainford railway station, Robert Daglish, St John Rigby College, Wigan, St Luke's Church, Orrell, St Peter's Catholic High School, Upholland, Upholland railway station, Victoria County History, ..., Ward (electoral subdivision), West Lancashire, Wigan, Wigan Urban Area, Wigan Wallgate railway station, Wigan Warriors, Wish FM, Yvonne Fovargue. Expand index (8 more) »

A577 road

The A577 is an A road in England which runs from Boothstown, Greater Manchester to Ormskirk, Lancashire.

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A580 road

The A580 (officially the Liverpool–East Lancashire Road or colloquially the East Lancs) is the United Kingdom's first purpose-built intercity highway.

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Administrative counties of England

Administrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974.

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Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century.

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Aspull

Aspull is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Boothstown

Boothstown is a residential village in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.

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City of Salford

The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, named after its largest settlement, Salford, but extending west to include the towns of Eccles, Worsley, Swinton, Walkden and Irlam.

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Coal measures

The coal measures is a lithostratigraphical term for the coal-bearing part of the Upper Carboniferous System.

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Cotton mill

A cotton mill is a factory housing powered spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution when the early mills were important in the development of the factory system.

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Dean Trust Wigan

""Dean Trust Wigan"" (formerly 'Abraham Guest Academy) (formerly Abraham Guest High School) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester.

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Earl of Derby

Earl of Derby is a title in the Peerage of England.

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Edge Hall Road

The Edge Hall Road Community Stadium is a rugby union community stadium, located in Orrell, Greater Manchester.

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Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2,782,100.

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Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Anglo-Saxons and others.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Ian McCartney

Sir Ian McCartney (born 25 April 1951) is a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield between 1987 and 2010, and served in the Cabinet from 2003 to 2007, when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister.

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John Blenkinsop

John Blenkinsop (1783 – 22 January 1831) was an English mining engineer and an inventor of steam locomotives, who designed the first practical railway locomotive.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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Lancashire Coalfield

The Lancashire Coalfield in North West England was one of the most important British coalfields.

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Leeds and Liverpool Canal

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.

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Listed buildings in Orrell, Greater Manchester

Orrell is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

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M58 motorway

The M58 is a motorway passing through Merseyside and Lancashire, terminating in Greater Manchester.

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M6 motorway

The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction (J45).

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M62 motorway

The M62 is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds; of the route is shared with the M60 orbital motorway around Manchester.

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Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)

Makerfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Yvonne Fovargue of the Labour Party.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Manchester Victoria station

Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England is a combined mainline railway station and Metrolink tram stop.

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Manorialism

Manorialism was an essential element of feudal society.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Metropolitan Borough of Sefton

The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England, was formed on 1 April 1974 by the amalgamation of the county boroughs of Bootle and Southport, the municipal borough of Crosby, the urban districts of Formby and Litherland, and part of West Lancashire Rural District within the new county of Merseyside.

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Metropolitan Borough of Wigan

The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England.

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Middleton Railway

The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working public railway, situated in the English city of Leeds.

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Newton-le-Willows

Newton-le-Willows is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.

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Norman conquest of England

The Norman conquest of England (in Britain, often called the Norman Conquest or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, Flemish and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

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Ormskirk

Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England, north of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.

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Orrell R.U.F.C.

Orrell Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union team from Orrell in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester.

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Orrell railway station

Orrell railway station serves the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

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Orrell Urban District

Orrell Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.

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Pemberton, Greater Manchester

Pemberton is a mainly residential area of Wigan and an electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Rainford railway station

Rainford railway station is situated to the north of the village of Rainford, Merseyside, England.

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Robert Daglish

Robert Daglish (1779-1865) was a colliery manager, mining, mechanical and civil engineer at the start of the railway era.

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St John Rigby College, Wigan

St John Rigby College (abbreviated as St.JR, SJR or simply John Rigby) is a sixth form college in the Orrell district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester situated in a estate overlooking the Lancashire countryside.

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St Luke's Church, Orrell

St Luke's Church is in Lodge Road, Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

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St Peter's Catholic High School

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Upholland

Upholland is a civil parish and village in West Lancashire, England, 3 miles east of Skelmersdale and 4 miles west of Wigan.

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Upholland railway station

Upholland railway station serves the small town of Upholland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England.

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Victoria County History

The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 and was dedicated to Queen Victoria with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of England.

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Ward (electoral subdivision)

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.

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West Lancashire

West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England.

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Wigan

Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester.

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Wigan Urban Area

The Wigan Urban Area is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics consisting of the built-up, or 'urbanised' area containing Wigan in Greater Manchester and Skelmersdale in West Lancashire.

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Wigan Wallgate railway station

Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.

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Wigan Warriors

Wigan Warriors is a professional Rugby League club based in Wigan, England.

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Wish FM

Wish FM is a British Independent Local Radio that serves the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside.

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Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Helen Fovargue (born 29 November 1956) is a British Labour Party politician who was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield in 2010, succeeding Ian McCartney, who stepped down due to ill health.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrell,_Greater_Manchester

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