Abram, Greater Manchester
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Abram is a village and district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. With a population of around 6,000, Abram is situated roughly 3 miles South of Wigan.
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[edit] Etymology
Abram means "homestead or village of a man called Eādburh", from the Old English personal name + ham "homestead, village". The name was recorded as Edbriham in 1199.
[edit] Geographical features
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 Leigh Branch 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 subsidence caused by shallow-mining ie. taking coal from seams close to the surface. 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
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On the 18 August 1908 there was an explosion at the No 1, Cannell Mine of the Maypole Coal Pit. In all 76 men died.
[edit] References
- ^ Abram Flashes citation sheet. English Nature. Retrieved on October 27, 2006.
- ^ Map of Abram Flashes. Nature on the Map. Retrieved on October 27, 2006.
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