an industrial town in NW England, in Wigan unitary authority, Greater Manchester: former coal-mining centre. Pop: 81 203 (2001)
a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 303 800 (2003 est). Area: 199 sq km (77 sq miles)
1870–75; after Wigan, where originally produced
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Turn up and baste solid, and fasten turn up, to wigan, same as before.
From The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines by Copeland, Vanness
He spent the 2014–15 season loaned to Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem after previous loan spells with Swansea, Middlesbrough, Watford and Wigan.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
"If you are living in Wandsworth, you may be thinking 'why am I paying for libraries in Wigan?'"
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Antonee Robinson was born in Milton Keynes and raised on Merseyside, where he came through the ranks at Everton before moving on to Wigan and Fulham.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Former Swansea, Wigan and Everton boss Martinez managed Belgium from 2016 to 2022 and Portugal since 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Ashton, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan form a nearly confluent semicircle of great towns, their prosperity founded on the underlying coal and iron, maintained by imported cotton.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
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