Pemberton, Greater Manchester
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| Pemberton | |
  Pemberton shown within Greater Manchester |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | Wigan |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGAN |
| Postcode district | WN5 |
| Dialling code | 01942 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Wigan |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Pemberton is a mainly residential area of Wigan, Greater Manchester. England.[1] The area today serves as a predominantly residential suburb. The area is contiguous to Wigan town centre.
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[edit] History
There were several collieries in the area, and sandstone was also quarried. At Newtown were cotton mills and iron works. A well at Lamberhead Green (Pingate) was noted for its excellent water quality.[citation needed] The area is served by Pemberton railway station.
[edit] Governance
Pemberton was formerly a township in Wigan ecclesiastical parish,[2] Diocese of Liverpool, (in the hundred of Newton), and was recognised as a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 to 1904, the Pemberton parish constituted the Pemberton Urban District.[3] In 1904 the urban district was abolished with its territory transferred to the borough[1] and local government County Borough of Wigan.[4][5][1] The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica describes Pemberton as being part of the town of Wigan (which then formed 5082 acres).[6] In 1920, the Pemberton parish was abolished and its former area was used to enlarge the Wigan parish, making the area of the parish and county borough identical.[7] Pemberton today is considered part of Wigan for purposes of the Office for National Statistics, and in most reputable contemporary publications.[8] This is also the approach taken also in several other modern online sources, which omit Pemberton as a standalone settlement.[9][10]
[edit] Wards
The electoral ward of Pemberton covers the following neighbourhoods:
- Kitt Green
- Lamberhead Green (Orrell)
- Marsh Green
Pemberton is part of the Douglas ward.
[edit] Geography
Pemberton is predominantly made up of privately owned homes and local authority maintained housing, including Worsley Mesnes, Norley Hall, Marsh Green and Kitt Green. Pemberton and its adjoining district of Orrell form one continuous residential area.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Anon. A select gazetteer of local government areas, Greater Manchester County. Greater Manchester County Records Office. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
- ^ Pemberton, Genuki - England and Ireland Genealogy - URL accessed February 16, 2007.
- ^ Pemberton Urban District Council, nationalarchives.gov.uk. URL accessed February 16, 2007.
- ^ Vision of Britain - Permberton CP
- ^ Ext.and appl.in pt.(mods.) - L.G.B. Provisional.Order.Confn.(No.13) 1904 (c.clxii), art.11 of Wigan (Extn.) O.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, (1911)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Wigan CP (historic map)
- ^ Youngs, F. (1991). Local Administrative Units: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society, 192.
- ^ Towns & Villages of Wigan, manchester2002-uk.com, URL accessed April 4, 2007.
- ^ ROUND AND ABOUT WIGAN, spinningtheweb.org.uk, URL accessed April 4, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Wigan South, Wigan MBC.
