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Lightshaw Hall

16th-century establishments in EnglandBuildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of WiganFarmhouses in EnglandGrade II* listed houses in Greater ManchesterHouses completed in the 16th century
Houses completed in the 19th centuryUse British English from August 2026
Lightshaw Hall geograph.org.uk 930048
Lightshaw Hall geograph.org.uk 930048

Lightshaw Hall is a Grade II* listed building on Lightshaw Lane in Golborne, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is a farmhouse that dates from the 16th century and was largely rebuilt in brick during the 18th and 19th centuries. It is now a private residence.

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Lightshaw Hall
Lightshaw Lane, Wigan

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N 53.4912 ° E -2.582 °
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Lightshaw Lane

Lightshaw Lane
WA3 3UJ Wigan
England, United Kingdom
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Abram, Greater Manchester
Abram, Greater Manchester

Abram is a village and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat land on the northeast bank of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Leigh, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Wigan, and 14.5 miles (23 km) west of Manchester. Abram is a dormitory village with a population of 9,855.Historically part of Lancashire, Abram anciently formed a township and chapelry in the parish of Wigan and hundred of West Derby. Abram appears in an entry of an ancient survey of Lancashire in 1212 under the name "Edburgham". The urbanisation and development of Abram largely coincided with the Industrial Revolution. Abram is at the centre of a coal district, and industrial scale coal mining was introduced to Abram around the middle of the 19th century with the opening of several collieries. In 1911, Abram was described as "distinctly unpicturesque ... trees are in the minority, and stunted and blackened with smoke", with "collieries, pit-banks, and railway lines" as well as "much pasture land". The Maypole Colliery Disaster in 1908 resulted in 75 deaths and profoundly changed the character of the village. Abram's coal mining industry declined in the mid-20th century, but the village has continued to grow due to its position between Leigh, Manchester, Warrington and Wigan. To the south of the village lies Abram Flashes, a 39.6 hectares (97.9 acres) area of shallow wetlands and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Abram has historic associations with traditional morris dancing.