History of Wigan   (Help with ancient and recent history.)

Eckersleys were amongst the biggest mill complexes in the country, if not 'the' biggest, employing over 11.000 workers at it's height.

Now, Eckersleys were in Wigan. Not Pemberton, Orrell, Ince or Abram. Wigan! Along with many more mills, employing many more workers.

That's what made Wigan a 'Mill Town', not a mining town!