| Pemberton | |
|---|---|
 Pemberton Carnegie Library | |
  Pemberton Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 13,982 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD555045 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGAN |
| Postcode district | WN5 |
| Dialling code | 01942 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Pemberton is an area of Wigan,[1] in Greater Manchester, England.[2] It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas,[3] and east of the M6 motorway. The area is contiguous with Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638,[1] increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census.[4]
Historically a part of Lancashire, Pemberton was formerly a township and parish in the hundred of West Derby. Following the Industrial Revolution, Pemberton became a densely populated industrial district comprising a variety of coal mines, stone-quarries, brick manufactories, and cotton mills.[3][5] Coal mining was the principal industry of what was described in 1911 as an "unpicturesque, bare and open" area.[3] The former Pemberton Urban District, along with Wigan Municipal Borough merged to form the County Borough of Wigan in 1904.[2][6]
- ^ a b Pemberton, 2001 United Kingdom Census, neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. URLs accessed 11 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - O to R. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ^ a b c Brownbill & Farrer 1911, pp. 78–83.
- ^ "Wigan ward population 2011". Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS, Descriptive Gazetteer entry for Pemberton, visionofbritain.org.uk
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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