Talk:Abram, Greater Manchester

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Vera howarth 13:53, 4 March 2007 (UTC)re Abram. Abram is in the county of Lancashire not greater manchester.

No, Abram is in Greater Manchester, the boundrys where re-drawn in in the 1970s. As much as we'd still like to think we are Lancastrians we are not any longer :-(

re Maypole colliery-a monument to the mining disaster ,giving names of the fatalities ,stands in the parish church-yard. The chimney of the colliery stood for many years post-closure and served as a monument to all those who had worked the mine.It was a well -loved landmark ,it has now ,in the last year ,been demolished to make way for housing.This is nothing less than vandalism! Abram was once served by an independent urban council. It had it`s own Coat of Arms,which is not shown on your heraldry links pages. It had a fine red brick Council Office which is being allowed to fall into a sorry state. The Abram Urban District also incorporated other villages ie, BICKERSHAW BAMFURLONG CRANKWOOD. All of these were mining villages. There is also much farmland and several very old farmhouses remain. In 1945 a steam locomotive and its driver were swallowed up on the railway embankment near the New Zealand bridge that once stood on Bickershaw Lane. Abram was once known as the smallest town in England.

• Abram is bigger than Golborne and is only one third of a square mile smaller than Wigan! 80.193.161.89 23:52, 17 March 2007 (UTC) JemmyH.

[edit] About the Borough

With a population of about 300,000 across an area of 77 square miles, Wigan is one of the largest metropolitan districts in England. The borough is based around the two main towns of Wigan and Leigh, and several smaller towns and villages of the former Lancashire coalfield. Wigan is the most westerly district of the county of Greater Manchester, although many local people (and the Royal Mail) prefer to consider the area part of Lancashire. ^[1]

Carl Sixsmith 07:23, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Royal Mail abolished postal counties over eleven years ago, so why the council website is asserting this I do not know. -- Jza84 · (talk) 13:03, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Greater Manchester County Council Arms.png

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