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Hindley Green is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The population of the village had decreased to 11,186 at the 2011 Census. The village lies to the east of Hindley and is centred on the A577 Atherton Road to its boundary with Leigh.
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- Map of Hindley Green Wigan UK
- History
- Governance
- Education
- Local facilities
- Religious sites
- Economy
- References
Map of Hindley Green, Wigan, UK
History
Since 1852 Hindley Green has had 14 coal pits. Hindley Green railway station was opened in 1864 and closed in 1961. It was situated on Leigh Road.
Hindley Green was also the site of a Turner Brothers Asbestos factory which opened in 1949. Asbestos caused many chronic industrial diseases leading to payouts for those affected.
Governance
Hindley Green forms one of the twenty-five wards of the metropolitan borough. Each ward returns three councillors to the seventy-five member Wigan Council. Councillors have a four-year term of office, with elections held in three years out of four. Of the three ward councillors there is one Labour, one Community Action Party, while the other is an independent. The council is controlled by the Labour Party which enjoys a large majority.
The area forms part of the Wigan Division of the Greater Manchester Police. Hindley Green is one of five communities (the others being Abram, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn and Hindley) served by the Hindley Neighbourhood Policing Team, based at Bamfurlong Police Station.
Education
There are three primary schools in the area: Hindley Green Community Primary School, St John's Church of England Primary School and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School.
Local facilities
Hindley Green is served well by a number of church run clubs including scouts, guides, rangers, boys brigade, slimming world and various fitness groups.
There is also a thriving football club, as well as a couple of local shops, a post office, a restaurant, a couple of takeaways and a couple of public houses.
Religious sites
Hindley Green has four churches:
Economy
In March 2011 Wigan granted permission to build the UK's first zero-energy business park. The £2.7 million scheme will create around 21,000 sq ft (2,000 m2) of office space at Swan Lane, Hindley Green Industrial Estate. The tenants will not be required to pay gas, electric or water costs because of the zero carbon technologies used such as wind turbines and rainwater collection.