Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Wigan> ?p ?o }
- Wigan abstract "Wigan /ˈwɪɡən/ is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, 7.9 miles (13 km) south-west of Bolton, 10 miles (16 km) north of Warrington and 16 miles (25.7 km) west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total population of 97,000 in 2011, whilst the wider borough has a population of 318,100.Historically in the county of Lancashire, Wigan during classical antiquity was in the territory of the Brigantes, an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of northern England. The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain during the 1st century, and it is asserted that the Roman settlement of Coccium was established where Wigan lies. Wigan is believed to have been incorporated as a borough in 1246 following the issue of a charter by King Henry III of England. At the end of the Middle Ages it was one of four boroughs in Lancashire possessing Royal charters; the others were Lancaster, Liverpool, and Preston.During the Industrial Revolution Wigan experienced dramatic economic expansion and a rapid rise in the population. Although porcelain manufacture and clock making had been major industries in the town, Wigan subsequently became known as a major mill town and coal mining district. The first coal mine was established at Wigan in 1450 and at its peak there were 1,000 pit shafts within 5 miles (8 km) of the town centre. Mining was so extensive that one town councillor remarked that "a coal mine in the backyard was not uncommon in Wigan". Coal mining ceased during the latter part of the 20th century.Wigan Pier, a wharf on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, was made famous by the writer George Orwell. In his book, The Road to Wigan Pier, Orwell highlighted the poor working and living conditions of the local inhabitants during the 1930s. Following the decline of industrial activities in the region, Wigan Pier's collection of warehouses and wharfs became a local heritage centre and cultural quarter. The DW Stadium is home to both Wigan Athletic Football Club and Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club, both teams being highly successful in their sports with the former being the 2013 FA Cup winners and the latter being the most successful Rugby League side of all time. Wigan had a Population of 99,391 in 2011 but its Urban Subdivision had a Population of 103,608.".
- Wigan areaCode "01942".
- Wigan country United_Kingdom.
- Wigan distanceToLondon "283244.544".
- Wigan gridReference "SD583055".
- Wigan metropolitanBorough Metropolitan_Borough_of_Wigan.
- Wigan populationTotal "97000".
- Wigan postalCode "WN1-WN3, WN5, WN6, WN8".
- Wigan thumbnail Wigan_Pier_and_the_Leeds_&_Liverpool_Canal.jpg?width=300.
- Wigan wikiPageExternalLink ?id=Dl_ghLUNVGsC&pg=PA75&dq=%22Mesnes+Park%22+Wigan.
- Wigan wikiPageExternalLink report.aspx?compid=41380.
- Wigan wikiPageExternalLink www.wigan.gov.uk.
- Wigan wikiPageID "8222430".
- Wigan wikiPageLength "77686".
- Wigan wikiPageOutDegree "304".
- Wigan wikiPageRevisionID "683401299".
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink 1926_United_Kingdom_general_strike.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink 2013_FA_Cup_Final.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink A49_road.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink A577_road.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink A_roads_in_Great_Britain.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Abraham_Guest_Academy.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Abram,_Greater_Manchester.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Alderman.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink All_Saints_Church,_Wigan.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Angers.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Anglican.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Anglican_Diocese_of_Liverpool.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Anglicanism.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Anglo-Saxon.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Anglo-Saxons.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Antiquarian.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Antonine_Itinerary.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Archdiocese_of_Liverpool.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Arriva_North_West.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Ashton-in-Makerfield.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Baby_Ford.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Preston_(1648).
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Wigan_Lane.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Bigamy.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Billboard_(magazine).
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Blackpool.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Bolton.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Bookmaker.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Borough_status_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Boxing_the_compass.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Bremetennacum.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Bridgewater_Canal.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Brigantes.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Bryn.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Burgess_(title).
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Burgess_(word).
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Byrchall_High_School.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Cansfield_High_School.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Carlisle_railway_station.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Castra.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:Market_towns_in_Greater_Manchester.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:Towns_in_Greater_Manchester.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:Wigan.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Cavalier.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Celia_Fiennes.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Celtic_languages.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Celtic_tribe.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Charlie_Chaplin.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Charter.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Child_labour.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Classical_antiquity.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Coat_of_arms_of_Wigan.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Cohabitation.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Common_land.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Councillor.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink County_Borough_of_Wigan.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink County_borough.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink DW_Stadium.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Dave_Whelan.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Deanery_High_School.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Demography_of_Greater_Manchester.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Diamond_Bus_North_West.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Domesday_Book.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Douglas_Navigation.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Earl_of_Crawford.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Education_in_England.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Edward_II_of_England.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink English_Civil_War.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink English_Premiership_(rugby_union).
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Euston_Station.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Euston_railway_station.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink FA_Cup.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink File:Wigan_seal.png.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Football_League.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Football_League_Championship.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Football_League_Cup.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Football_League_Third_Division.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Freedom_of_the_City.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink Geography_of_Greater_Manchester.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink George_Formby.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink George_Formby,_Jr..
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink George_Formby_(Senior).
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink George_Formby_Sr.
- Wigan wikiPageWikiLink George_Orwell.