Billinge, Merseyside

Billinge
Village
The Beacon, Billinge Hill
Billinge is located in Merseyside
Billinge
Billinge
Location within Merseyside
Population6,554 (2001 Census)[1][2]
OS grid referenceSJ528998
Civil parish
  • Billinge Chapel End
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGAN
Postcode districtWN5
Dialling code01744
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside
53°29′36″N 2°42′46″W / 53.4932°N 2.7129°W / 53.4932; -2.7129

Billinge is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It forms the larger part of the civil parish of Billinge Chapel End.

At the United Kingdom Census 2001, it had a population of 6,554.[1][2]

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Billinge is located by road approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of Wigan (town centre) and 3.7 miles (5.9 km) northeast of St Helens (town centre).

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics (Northern England)" (PDF). Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
  2. ^ a b "2001 Census: Billinge CP". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2008.