Wigan: facts

At a glance

• Country: United Kingdom
• Region: England
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 175,405
• Coordinates: 53.5430° N, 2.6371° W
• Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (GBP)
• Distance to the capital, London: 283 km (176 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL): 27 km (17 mi), straight line
• Manchester Airport (MAN): 32 km (20 mi), straight line
• Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA): 74 km (46 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Hindley: 3.7 km (2.3 mi)
• Ashton in Makerfield: 6.7 km (4.2 mi)
• Haigh: 7.3 km (4.5 mi)
• Westhoughton: 7.5 km (4.6 mi)
• Golborne: 7.8 km (4.9 mi)

Things to see

• Museum of Wigan Life (museum)
• Mesnes Park (park)
• Powell Statue (monument)
• Walmesley Monument (artwork)