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Wigan Cemetery Index
Wigan Cemetery Index

Index covers 3rd September 1856 to 30th November 2007.

Wigan Message Boards
Wigan Message Boards

General Wigan chat, find out more about Wigan, trace relatives, get help.

What's On in Wigan
What's On in Wigan

Local events in and around Wigan, why not list yours, it's free.

Wigan Chronology
Wigan Chronology

Local chronology from Wigan Almanacs covering most years from 1879 to 1949.

Wigan Classifieds
Wigan Classifieds

Registration not required to list items for sale, wanted, swaps, upload photos.

Local History
Lots more Local History

Town directories, streets, court leet rolls, stories, books...

Wigan Blog
Wigan Blog

General musings mainly about Wigan and the wiganworld website.

Fred Dibnah
In memory of Fred Dibnah, world famous steeplejack.
Wigan Family & Local History Society
Wigan Family & Local History Society.
Wigan FHS
Pubs of the Past
Pubs of the Past Wigan pubs in photos and other info.
Reading Room
Reading Room - 27 pages of old Wigan News from 1890.
Wigan Views, 1908
Wigan Views, 1908. A souvenir booklet of old photos and ads.

Kitt Green 50th Year
Photo: Heinz 5750

More potatoes being sorted.

Family Research

Wigan Cemetery Index
Wigan Cemetery Index

Index covers 3rd September 1856 to 30th November 2007.
(117,917 entries)

Gidlow Cemetery Index
Gidlow Cemetery Index

Index covers 14th January 1948 to 13th December 2013.
(16,188 entries)

Hindley Cemetery Index
Hindley Cemetery Index

Index covers 10th June 1880 to 18th December 2012.
(32,307 entries)

Ince Cemetery Index
Ince Cemetery Index

Index covers 6th October 1857 to 10th December 2009.
(39,319 entries)

Westwood Cemetery Index
Westwood Cemetery Index

Index covers 12th January 1946 to 31st December 2007.
(5,697 entries)

Howe Bridge Cemetery Index
Howe Bridge Cemetery Index

Index covers 13th January 1975 to 31st December 2007.
(1,854 entries)

Wigan Genealogy
Wigan Genealogy

Local genealogy for the Wigan area only. 1,000s of names listed.

Wigan Family & Local History Society
Wigan Family & Local History Society

The promotion and encouragement of research into family and local history.

Wigan and Leigh College

Wigan and Leigh College
by Mick Byrne

(Panasonic TZ100)

(Wednesday, 7th September, 2016)

Crocus

Crocus
by Dave Thomas

(Canon PowerShot G3 X)

(Saturday, 20th March, 2021)

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Thousands of pounds was spent recently upgrading this towpath and since it has been done e...		 mortarmillbill 19 485 14th Oct 2024, 22:31
AMERICANISMS
I know this subject has been on before, started by Irene in 2010, but it’s crept deeper ...		 mollie m 22 342 14th Oct 2024, 22:09
The Footage Detectives
On a Sunday on channel 82 on the freeview channel I like to watch The Footage Detectives. ...		 linma 8 133 14th Oct 2024, 21:01
Christmas
Is it getting even earlier this year 		i-spy 1 54 14th Oct 2024, 20:04
economy
How can this country make money when all the profit is being swallowed up by giving thousa...		 albion 16 256 14th Oct 2024, 19:03
Inaugural Water Skiing Event
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Wigan Rugby
A joy to watch		 roylew 1 158 14th Oct 2024, 15:26
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Calendar Yard
I'm trying to find on old maps where Calendar Yard was. I'm sure it was around Wall gate s...		 thegnomeathome 3 77 14th Oct 2024, 11:44
615 Bus Service
Is being reinstated from Wigan to Middlebrook. Not before time.		 AngelWood 5 258 14th Oct 2024, 11:18
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