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-'''Wigan''' 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'.
-[[Category:Towns in Greater Manchester]]