The Orwell at Wigan Pier

The Orwell at Wigan Pier is a building in Wigan, England. The Orwell at Wigan Pier is situated nearby to the park Pier Quarter Garden, as well as near Bridge Warehouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trencherfield Mill and Brick Community Stadium.

Trencherfield Mill

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trencherfield Mill is a cotton spinning mill standing next to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1907. Trencherfield Mill is situated 580 feet southeast of The Orwell at Wigan Pier.

Brick Community Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

The Brick Community Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Robin Park in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is used by Wigan Warriors rugby league club and Wigan Athletic football club. Brick Community Stadium is situated 3,700 feet northwest of The Orwell at Wigan Pier.

Wigan North Western Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wigan North Western is one of two railway stations that serve the town centre of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England; the other is Wigan Wallgate, 110 yards away. Wigan North Western Railway Station is situated 1,600 feet east of The Orwell at Wigan Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wigan Pier and Poolstock.

Wigan Pier

Quarter

Photo: Chris55, Public domain.

Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.

Poolstock

Suburb

Poolstock is a road, the name of which is used to describe the surrounding residential area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Poolstock, although it has no specific boundaries, is south of the River Douglas and is situated next to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and close to Wigan Pier and Wigan town centre which is in walking distance.

Wigan

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.

The Orwell at Wigan Pier

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Gibson’s Warehouse”
Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.54212° or 53° 32′ 32″ north

Longitude

-2.63986° or 2° 38′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C5VG9R6+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 36938179

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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