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See, out of drivel cometh knowledge.

And here's a bit more knowledge:

From time to time, I pass a couple of pubs named Waggon and Horses; one in Bolton and another in Westhoughton (Also Bolton in the none Tonker sense ).

I also know Bowtoners who, like Wiganers, call lorries 'lurries'.

Tenuous link time:

So, I had me a little google.

LURRY

Lurry is an old-fashioned spelling of Lorry. Wikipedia articles include:

Lorry (horse-drawn)
Amalgamated Carters, Lurrymen and Motormen's Union

Bit of union history, there.

So I had a look.

Amalgamated Carters, Lurrymen and Motormen's Union (Bolton, est. 1890)


Case sol-ved. It's not a Wiganism. It's a Bowtonism.

In't google great?

As for the new 'n'; have we got another member of the 'ticky pedant' club?