British Place Names

Atherton, Wigan

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Atherton is a town in Wigan

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Atherton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Atherton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Atherton, township and town with ry. sta., SW. Lancashire, 13 miles NW. of Manchester, 2426 ac., pop. 12,602; 1 Bank. It has cotton factories, collieries, and ironworks.

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