Whelley
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Coordinates: 53°33′07″N 2°36′51″W / 53.5519°N 2.6142°W
| Whelley | |
  Whelley Whelley shown within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 10,209 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SD594063 |
| Metropolitan borough | Wigan |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGAN |
| Postcode district | WN1 |
| Dialling code | 01942 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Wigan |
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Whelley is an area of northeast Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is mainly a residential area, between New Springs and Scholes.
In Whelley, there is Canon Sharples School, St Stephen's Church and a labour club.
Whelley also had its own (non-acute) hospital which specialised in rehabilitation of the elderly, and was most recently part of the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust. The hospital closed in 2009 and was demolished in late 2010. The site is now vacant and awaiting redevelopment.
In terms of local elections, Whelley is grouped with New Springs and Aspull, and is consistently a Labour supporting area, as with the majority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan.
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