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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. Areas of the town include Kitt Green, Orrell, Pemberton, Scholes and Winstanley. Wigan is contiguous to [[Ince-in-Makerfield]].
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. Areas of the town include Kitt Green, Orrell, Pemberton, Scholes and Winstanley. Wigan is contiguous to [[Ince-in-Makerfield]].
Wigan saw significant expansion during the [[Industrial Revolution]] of the 18th and 19th centuries as a centre for [[coal]] and textiles; due to the growing importance of coal in the 1790s, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was re-routed to serve Wigan. The last working mill in Wigan closed in 1980 and coal mining in the area ceased in the early 1990s.
[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic Football Club]] ([[soccer]]) and [[Wigan Warriors]] rugby league club share the Brick Community Stadium in Robin Park.
[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic Football Club]] ([[soccer]]) and [[Wigan Warriors]] rugby league club share the Brick Community Stadium in Robin Park.