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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:town
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gptkbp:area
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18.65 sq mi
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:England
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:dialCode
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01942
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gptkbp:distanceFromLondon
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17 miles northeast
16 miles west-northwest
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gptkbp:famousFor
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gptkb:Wigan_Pier
gptkb:Wigan_Warriors_Rugby_League_Club
gptkb:Wigan_Athletic_Football_Club
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gptkbp:firstMentioned
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7th century
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough_Council
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gptkbp:hasRailwayStation
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gptkb:Wigan_Wallgate
gptkb:Wigan_North_Western
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gptkbp:historicalCounty
|
gptkb:Lancashire
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Wigan, England
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gptkbp:industry
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coal mining
engineering
textiles
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Greater_Manchester
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gptkbp:marketCharterGranted
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1246
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gptkbp:metropolitanBorough
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gptkb:Greater_Manchester
gptkb:Wigan
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Wigan_Lane
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Kay_Burley
gptkb:Richard_Ashcroft
gptkb:George_Formby
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gptkbp:osGridReference
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SD5805
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gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency
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gptkb:Wigan
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gptkbp:population
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103608
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gptkbp:populationAsOf
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2011
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gptkbp:postcodeDistrict
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WN1–WN3, WN5, WN6
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:North_West_England
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gptkbp:river
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gptkb:Leeds_and_Liverpool_Canal
gptkb:River_Douglas
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gptkbp:timezone
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gptkb:GMT
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gptkbp:timezoneDST
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gptkb:BST
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gptkbp:twinTown
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gptkb:Königsberg,_Germany
gptkb:Angers,_France
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.wigan.gov.uk/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Verve
gptkb:Dynamite_Kid
gptkb:Phil_Clarke
gptkb:The_Verve
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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