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[[File:Wigan Pier and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.jpg|thumb|Wigan Pier and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal]]'''Wigan''' is a town and [[metropolitan borough]] in [[Greater Manchester]]. It was formerly a mill town and coal mining district. Wigan Pier, on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, has become a heritage centre. | [[File:Wigan Pier and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.jpg|thumb|Wigan Pier and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal]]'''Wigan''' is a town and [[metropolitan borough]] in [[Greater Manchester]]. It was formerly a mill town and coal mining district. Wigan Pier, on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, has become a heritage centre. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:49, 20 May 2015
Wigan is a town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester. It was formerly a mill town and coal mining district. Wigan Pier, on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, has become a heritage centre.
The current borough includes other towns such as Leigh.
LGBT history
There was a Wigan CHE group in the 1970s.
The Wigan LGBQ young people's group meets weekly at Brook Wigan and Leight.[1]
ByoU is a project for young LGB people,[2]
