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Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire   (Town)

Ashton-in-Makerfield is a market town in Lancashire. The town has a long history as a centre for the manufacture of locks, hinges and nails, but was also a coal mining district. The town is within the council area of Wigan.

Type: Town
Historic County : Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.487432,-2.637617
Grid Reference: SJ577991
Police Area: Greater Manchester
Council Area: Wigan
Country: England
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Ince in Makerfield, Lancashire   (Town)

Ince in Makerfield (usually Ince-in-Makerfield or Ince) is a town in Lancashire. The earliest reference to the manor of Ince dates from 1202. The town became heavily industrialised during the 19th century. Ince-in-Makerfield Town Hall (1903) was designed in the Edwardian Baroque style and built in red brick. The town is separated from Wigan by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, being otherwise contiguous with it. The town is within the council area of Wigan.

Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Ince-in-Makerfield, Ince
Historic County : Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.538782,-2.611672
Grid Reference: SD595048
Police Area: Greater Manchester
Council Area: Wigan
Country: England
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Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire   (Town)

Ince-in-Makerfield (or Ince) is a town in Lancashire. The earliest reference to the manor of Ince dates from 1202. The town became heavily industrialised during the 19th century. Ince-in-Makerfield Town Hall (1903) was designed in the Edwardian Baroque style and built in red brick. The town is separated from Wigan by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, being otherwise contiguous with it. The town is within the council area of Wigan.

Type: Town
Historic County : Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.538782,-2.611672
Grid Reference: SD595048
Police Area: Greater Manchester
Council Area: Wigan
Country: England
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