Winstanley, Greater Manchester

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Winstanley
Winstanley shown within Greater Manchester
Population	15,849 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD531051
Parish	Winstanley
Metropolitan borough	Wigan
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGAN
Postcode district	WN3
Dialling code	01942
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Makerfield
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°31′22″N 2°40′38″W / 53.5229, -2.6772

Winstanley is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.^[1] The area serves, primarily, as a residential suburb, and has a total population of 15,849.

Contents 1 Transport 2 Local schools 3 Adjacent places 4 References

[edit] Transport

Train services to Wigan, Manchester and Kirkby are available at the nearby Pemberton railway station. The main road in the Winstanley area is the A571 (St.Helens to Wigan). Nearby is the A49, which gives access to the M6.

[edit] Local schools

• Highfield St Matthew's CofE Primary School
• Saint Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan
• Winstanley Community Primary School
• Winstanley College

[edit] Adjacent places

• Billinge
• Garswood
• Higher End
• Orrell
• Pemberton

[edit] References