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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.

Timberlakes 1950s
Photo: fred foster

A selection of motor vehicles from the 50s taken from a year book of Wigan Corporation. There are over 50 firms listed and most are now out of business or have been swallowed up by conglomerates. Thats progress or is it?

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.

View from Higher Lane, New Springs

View from Higher Lane, New Springs
by Ron Dawber

(Canon 300d, 35mm lens.)

(Thursday, 1st December, 2011)

Black Bull

Black Bull
by Alan Banks

(Panasonic DMC-TZ3)

(Saturday, 24th November, 2012)

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Erling
Well done for that, It just shows what a boring idiot he is, He needs to get a life. I'm s...		 Pyeyta 2 13 5th May 2024, 15:48
Open letter to Sir Kier
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Where have they gone ?
Since returning from going AWOL I’ve noticed many familiar names have gone . Was it a co...		 i-spy 30 352 5th May 2024, 14:35
Is it time for 'Reform'
That is a reform of the political system which is failing us, that system we have got mean...		 Tommy Two Stroke 44 997 5th May 2024, 14:23
It's very nice to be appreciated erling
 eggbeater 1 17 5th May 2024, 14:04
Can somebody help?
I've been perusing the papers and internet and for the life of me I cannot find who Traffo...		 eggbeater 2 191 5th May 2024, 13:25
Tut tut tut Chelsea Jim
Dealing with the sports washers again 		eggbeater 1 203 5th May 2024, 13:25
Let This Sink In
all that celebrating last neet from the poundshop haaland and the 73 million pound man h...		 eggbeater 32 538 5th May 2024, 13:24
Laughing stock of a club part 13
Trafford played a 40 odd year old in their recent under 21 squad!! making a mockery of fo...		 eggbeater 2 131 5th May 2024, 13:23
Chelsea jim another Trafford fan who never goes
he'll fit right in with them lot on here		 eggbeater 2 234 5th May 2024, 13:23
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