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Upload your photos. Thousands of old Wigan photos to browse and comment on.

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.

1977 Jubillee Alma Hill
Photo: Martin Pearce

Photo by Colin Pearce

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.

Ashurst Beacon

Ashurst Beacon
by Ron Dawber

(Pentax SLR)

(Tuesday, 30th May, 2017)

The Galleries

The Galleries
by Dave

(Nikon D200 : Nikon 17-55mm F2.8 DX)

(Sunday, 25th March, 2007)

What you're talking about now

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Turkish delight
Why are there so many Turkish barbers in Wigan ? Do any do codger deals		 i-spy 8 334 23rd Apr 2024, 19:20
becoming the norm
Claiming Benefits and working on the side.i.e selling cars on the side. washing cars on th...		 albion 26 449 23rd Apr 2024, 18:04
What a utter rubbish team lol
City will hommer that rubbish in the final		 eggbeater 17 223 23rd Apr 2024, 17:45
St Georges Day
It's St Georges day today and I wonder how many people will celebrate it. Some people say ...		 PeterP 15 266 23rd Apr 2024, 16:37
Celebrating Wigan Wrestlers
Wigan was the home of many of the great British professional wrestlers of the twentieth ce...		 wrestlingheritage 38 1,192 23rd Apr 2024, 16:36
Home visits
Yvonne has been in and out of hospital FIVE TIMES (back in now) this year alone and up to ...		 PeterP 39 1,072 23rd Apr 2024, 16:02
Once upon a time....
Electrical goods could last for years and some for life That is not the case these days. W...		 i-spy 1 71 23rd Apr 2024, 12:39
World Earth day
I dunno who made this Earth day or why but it is and, there is nothing more supportive of ...		 tomplum - 53 23rd Apr 2024, 08:41
Britain's Got No Talent Anymore
Having always watched BGT from the 1st series this time It's worse than ever, They are gol...		 peter g 6 202 23rd Apr 2024, 06:53
Are they still around?
Cockles in the pub and the War Cry 		i-spy 7 156 23rd Apr 2024, 02:56
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