Higher End
| Higher End | ||
|---|---|---|
Metropolitan county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | WIGAN | |
| Postcode district | WN5 | |
| Dialling code | 01695/01942/01744 | |
| Police | Greater Manchester | |
| Fire | Greater Manchester | |
| Ambulance | North West | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Higher End or Billinge Higher End is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Governance
Billinge was a civil parish lying within the
In 1894 the area of the Local Board (together with the remaining area of Winstanley township) became Billinge Urban District and in 1927 the
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
Higher End sits on the
See also
References
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848), "Billinge, Higher-End", A Topographical Dictionary of England, British History Online, pp. 580–583, retrieved 17 January 2014
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