Abram, Greater Manchester

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Abram is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. With a population of around 6,000, Abram is situated roughly 3 miles South from Wigan.

To the south of the village lies Abram Flashes a 39.6 hectare (98.0 acre) site of special scientific interest (SSSI). The site lies adjacent to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and is part of Wigan Flashes an area of wetland stretching for 10 km between Wigan and Leigh. The flashes are shallow bodies of water which originate from flooding due to subsistence caused by deep-mining. Abram flashes was designated an SSSI in 1990 due to its biological interest which includes various different habitats such as: open water, swamp, tall herb fen and wet marshy grassland. ^{[1] [2]}

[edit] Mining Disaster

On the 18th August 1908 there was an explosion at the No 1, Cannell Mine of the Maypole Coal Pit. In all 76 men died.

[edit] References

1. ^ Abram Flashes citation sheet. English Nature. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
2. ^ Map of Abram Flashes. Nature on the Map. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.

Coordinates: 53°31′N 2°35′W