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Known for
Wigan Pier (made famous by Orwell's 1937 book), the Warriors rugby league team, pie-eating culture and a Lancashire mill town with a fiercely proud identity
A little history
A coal mining and textile town immortalised by George Orwell's 'The Road to Wigan Pier' (1937). The town's rugby league heritage is as important as its mining past. The actual 'pier' was a small loading platform — the irony of its fame was Orwell's point.
The Galleries shopping centre has the essentials. Market Street for independent food. The Wigan Pier Heritage Centre is genuinely good. Standish village is well worth the short drive.
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Food & drink in Wigan
Market Street and the Mesnes Park area have growing independent food. The rugby league culture supports a strong pub and food scene. Standish has good independent restaurants.
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Wigan's economy has diversified from mining and textiles. The town centre independent scene is growing. Standish and the surrounding villages have strong independent food.
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Wigan is a place in Greater Manchester known for wigan Pier (made famous by Orwell's 1937 book), the Warriors rugby league team, pie-eating culture and a Lancashire mill town with a fiercely proud identity. A coal mining and textile town immortalised by George Orwell's 'The Road to Wigan Pier' (1937). The population is around 106,000.
Market Street and the Mesnes Park area have growing independent food. The rugby league culture supports a strong pub and food scene. Standish has good independent restaurants.
Yes. Roam is a free local discovery app live in Wigan and across Greater Manchester. It is available on iOS and Android.
Local Wigan businesses can list on Roam for free in around 90 seconds. Add your business name, address, opening hours and a few photos via the Roam website, and your listing goes live in Roam's discovery feed for users browsing Wigan and the wider Greater Manchester area. There is no subscription fee.
Roam covers Wigan and the surrounding area in Greater Manchester, including Standish, Orrell, Pemberton, Hindley, Atherton, Leigh, Abram and Ashton.
