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Its population is 67,061 (2001).

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~~==Wigan==~~

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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]].

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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.

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~~The headquarters of JJB Sports (a nationwide retailer) is in the town.~~

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~~[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic Football Club]] ([[soccer]]) and [[Wigan Warriors]] [[Rugby]] Club share the JJB Stadium.~~

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~~Its population is 81,203 (2001).~~

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~~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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