Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:civil_parish
gptkb:town
gptkbp:areaCode WN
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:dialCode 01942
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon 17 miles northeast
16 miles west-northwest
gptkbp:economy gptkb:textile_industry
engineering
historically coal mining
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Wigan_Pier
gptkb:Wigan_Warriors_Rugby_League_Club
gptkb:Wigan_Athletic_Football_Club
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough_Council
gptkbp:historicalCounty gptkb:Lancashire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
gptkbp:latitude 53.545
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Greater_Manchester
gptkbp:longitude -2.632
gptkbp:marketCharterGranted 1246
gptkbp:metropolitanBorough gptkb:Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Wigan_Casino_Northern_Soul_venue
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Haigh_Hall
gptkb:Wigan_Pier
gptkb:Mesnes_Park
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Kay_Burley
gptkb:Richard_Ashcroft
gptkb:Sir_Ian_McKellen
gptkb:George_Formby
gptkbp:osGridReference SD5805
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Wigan
gptkbp:population 103608
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_West_England
gptkbp:river gptkb:Leeds_and_Liverpool_Canal
gptkb:River_Douglas
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Wigan_North_Western_railway_station
gptkb:Wigan_Wallgate_railway_station
gptkbp:twinnedWith gptkb:Königsberg,_Germany
gptkb:Angers,_France
gptkbp:unitaryAuthority gptkb:Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough
gptkbp:website https://www.wigan.gov.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kathryn_Drysdale
gptkb:The_Pure_Stadium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6