Higher End

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Coordinates: 53°31′24″N 2°42′55″W / 53.5233°N 2.7154°W / 53.5233; -2.7154
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For other places with the same name, see Billinge (disambiguation).

Billinge
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGAN
Postcode districtWN5
Dialling code01695/01942/01744
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
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Greater Manchester
53°31′24″N 2°42′55″W / 53.5233°N 2.7154°W / 53.5233; -2.7154

Billinge Higher End or Higher End is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Governance

Billinge was a

Local Board of Health was established for the area of these two townships and two detached parts of Winstanley
township (one known as Blackley Hurst and the other situated in the Carr Mill area, both lying within the area of Billinge Chapel End township).

In 1894 the area of the Local Board (together with the remaining area of Winstanley township) became Billinge Urban District, on 1 April 1924 the parish was abolished to form "Billinge and Winstanley"

urban district was renamed Billinge and Winstanley Urban District. In 1921 the parish had a population of 2396.[4]

In 1974 most of Billinge Higher End (excepting Billinge Hill)) and most of Winstanley became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, with Billinge Chapel End (including the remainder of Winstanley) becoming part of St Helens Metropolitan Borough in Merseyside.

Geography

Adjacent places include:

Billinge Higher End encompasses Longshaw.

Communal facilities

Transport

Billinge Higher End sits on the

B5206. Train services to Wigan town centre, Manchester, Kirkby and Liverpool (one change) are available from the nearby Orrell railway station
.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848), "Billinge, Higher-End", A Topographical Dictionary of England, British History Online, pp. 580–583, retrieved 17 January 2014
  2. A Vision of Britain through Time
    . Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Wigan Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Billinge Higher End CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 November 2024.


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