Abram, Greater Manchester
Abram | ||
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Metropolitan county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | WIGAN | |
Postcode district | WN2 | |
Dialling code | 01942 | |
Police | Greater Manchester | |
Fire | Greater Manchester | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Abram is a village and
The
Abram's coal mining industry declined in the mid-20th century, but the village has continued to grow due to its position between Leigh, Manchester, Warrington and Wigan. To the south of the village lies Abram Flashes, a 39.6 hectares (97.9 acres) area of shallow wetlands and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Abram has historic associations with traditional morris dancing.
History
The village name has been variously recorded as Edburgham in 1212 and Adburgham in 1246. In the 16th century it had evolved into Abraham, and by the 17th century the current name of Abram had become prevalent.[3] It is suggested that Abram derives from Abraham, the surname of the medieval Lords of the Manor.[4]
The
Just after 17:00 on 18 August 1908 there was an
Governance
Lying within the
Following the
In 1957 there were exchanges of very small areas with
In terms of parliamentary representation, Abram is part of the
Geography
At 53°30′29″N 2°35′17″W / 53.50806°N 2.58806°W (53.508°,-2.588°) and 173 miles (278 km) northwest of
The land around Abram is generally flat and used for coal mining as well as
To the south of the village lies Abram Flashes a 39.6-hectare (97.9-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The site lies adjacent to the Leigh Branch Canal and is part of Wigan Flashes an area of wetland stretching for 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) between Wigan and Leigh. The flashes are shallow bodies of water which originate from flooding due to subsidence caused by shallow-mining. Abram flashes was designated an SSSI in 1990 due to its biological interest which includes various habitats such as open water, swamp, tall herb fen and wet marshy grassland.[13][14]
Demography
Abram compared | |||
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2001 UK census | Abram[15] | Wigan (borough)[16] | England |
Total population | 9,855 | 301,415 | 49,138,831 |
White | 98.3% | 98.7% | 90.9% |
Asian | 0.7% | 0.4% | 4.6% |
Black | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2.3% |
According to the
At the 2001 UK census, 84.7% of Abram's residents reported themselves as being Christian, 0.9% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist and 0.1% Sikh. The census recorded 6.5% as having no religion, 0.1% had an alternative religion and 7.5% did not state their religion.[21]
Population growth in Abram since 1901 | ||||||||||||
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Year | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1939 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | |
Population | 6,306 | 6,893 | 6,853 | 6,660 | 5,761 | 6,284 | 6,004 | 6,475 | 12,423 | 11,428 | 9,855 | |
Urban District 1901–1971[22] • Urban Subdivision 1981–2001[23][24][25] |
Landmarks
The parish
Transport
Bickershaw and Abram railway station was a station on the now closed Wigan Central to Glazebrook line. It opened along with six other stations on 1 April 1884. It closed on 2 November 1964.
There are frequent buses running through Abram with services to a variety of destinations in Greater Manchester, including services to Wigan, Leigh and Manchester.[30]
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes Abram to the southwest.[30]
Culture and community
The village has historic associations with traditional Morris dancing and is home to Abram Morris Dancers. A plot of land by Park Lane in the southwest of Abram is known as the Morris Dancers' ground,[3] and is popularly supposed to be held by the Abram Morris Dancers on condition that a Morris dance be celebrated there once every 20 years.[3] The Abram Circle is a dance native to Abram and is "renowned to morris dancers".[31] The Abram Morris Dancers' logo appears on the boundary signs for the village.
Abram has one main primary school: St John's Church of England Primary School.[32]
Notable people
Jenny Meadows is a British athlete. She attended Abram C of E Primary School on Simpkin Street and still lives in Abram today. Her main event is the 800 m, where she was European Indoor Champion in 2011.
Mick Burke was a well-known mountaineer and rescuer who lived in Abram. He lost his life on Mount Everest in 1975 whilst working as a cameraman for the BBC.
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - A. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS01 Usual resident population . Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Brownbill & Farrer 1911, pp. 111–115.
- ^ Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (2007). "About the Borough; Abram". wigan.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Bean, Richard (20 August 2008). "Abram remembers pit disaster victims". wigantoday.net. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ a b CommuniGate. "Maypole Colliery Disaster 1908". communigate.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ Griffiths 2001, pp. 275–276
- ISBN 978-0300109108.
- ^ HMSO. Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70.
- ^ Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume 2.
- ^ Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. "Article 1 - The Constitution". Wigan.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved on 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Makerfield parliamentary constituency". Guardian.co.uk. London. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
- ^ "Abram Flashes citation sheet" (PDF). English Nature. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
- ^ "Map of Abram Flashes". Nature on the Map. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS06 Ethnic group . Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Wigan Metropolitan Borough ethnic group". Statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2008. Retrieved on 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS01 Usual resident population . Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS04 Marital status . Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS20 Household composition . Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS13 Qualifications and students . Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS07 Religion . Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Abram Urban District". Vision of Britain. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ "1981 Key Statistics for Urban Areas: The North Table 1". Office for National Statistics. 1981.
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(help) - ^ "Greater Manchester Urban Area 1991 Census". National Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
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(help) - ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". Ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. KS01 Usual resident population . 22 July 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 121
- ^ "Listed Buildings in Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council" (PDF). Wigan Metropolitan Borough Coulcil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009.
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(help) Retrieved on 20 December 2008. - ^ Historic England. "Brookside farmhouse, Abram (1356250)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "126 Warrington Road (1228636)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ a b c Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (30 April 2008). "Network Maps: Wigan South" (PDF). gmpte.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. "Hindley Abram Township". wigan.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Grave location for holders of the Victoria Cross in the county of : Middlesex". victoriacross.org.uk. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
Bibliography
- Brownbill, John; Farrer, William (1911). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5. Victoria County History. ISBN 978-0-7129-1055-2.
- Griffiths, Trevor (2001). The Lancashire Working Classes C.1880-1930. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-924738-7.
- Pollard, Richard; ISBN 0-300-10910-5.
External links
- www.abramchurch.co.uk, website of Abram St John the Evangelist Parish Church.
- www.abram-morris-dancers.org.uk, website of the Abram Morris Dancers, with a history of the Abram Morris Dancers Ground.