OS grid reference SD583055 Country England Post town Wigan Shire county Greater Manchester Population 1,405 (2001) UK parliament constituency Wigan | Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district WN2 Local time Wednesday 8:33 AM Dialling code 01942 | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 95% Humidity District Metropolitan Borough of Wigan | ||
Bickershaw is a village, effectively a suburb of Abram, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Bickershaw is 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southeast of Wigan.
Map of Bickershaw, Wigan, UK
The Bickershaw Festival was held in 1972. Today the village is the location of HMP Hindley, a juvenile prison and Young Offenders Institution serving the Greater Manchester area. Bickershaw is also the birthplace of Lord Martin Dearnaley.
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Bickershaw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA