Shevington

Not to be confused with Chevington.

Shevington
St Anne's Church in Shevington
Shevington is located in Greater Manchester
Shevington
Shevington
Location within Greater Manchester
Population10,000 [1]
OS grid referenceSD542086
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGAN
Postcode districtWN6
Dialling code01257
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°34′19″N 2°41′24″W / 53.572°N 2.690°W / 53.572; -2.690

Shevington is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.[3] The population of the Wigan ward called Shevington and Lower Ground had increased to 11,482 at the 2011 Census.[4]

Lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire, Shevington lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from Wigan town centre, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Skelmersdale and at the 2001 census had a population of 9,786.[5]

  1. ^ Wigan Core Strategy 2013 (PDF), Wigan Council, 30 September 2013, retrieved 12 February 2014
  2. ^ "Home page".
  3. ^ Greater Manchester Gazetteer, Greater Manchester County Record Office, Places names – S, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved 26 September 2007
  4. ^ "Wigan ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. ^ Census 2001