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Its population is 67,061 (2001).
Its population is 67,061 (2001).
==Wigan==
This is a town in Greater Manchester, [[England]], approximately sixteen miles north-west of [[Manchester]] city centre and approximately sixteen miles north-east of [[Liverpool]] city centre. Until 1974 it was in the county of [[Lancashire]].
Wigan North Western railway station is on the West Coast Main Line. Local services to [[Manchester]] use Wigan Wallgate railway station. Wigan Pier is situated close to the town centre on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
The headquarters of JJB Sports (a nationwide retailer) is in the town.
[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic Football Club]] ([[soccer]]) and [[Wigan Warriors]] [[Rugby]] Club share the JJB Stadium.
Its population is 81,203 (2001).
It is referred to in the title of [[George Orwell|George Orwell's]] 1930s polemic on Lancashire working class life, 'The Road To Wigan Pier'.
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