Worsley Mesnes | |
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Location within Greater Manchester | |
Population | 11,973 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SD5704 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WIGAN |
Postcode district | WN3 |
Dialling code | 01942 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Worsley Mesnes (locally /ˈwɜːrsli ˈmeɪnz/) is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 11,974.[1]
Transport
[edit]Worsley Mesnes Drive is the main road through the housing estate. In 2015, it was fitted with WRTL Luma LED streetlights to replace the Philips Iridiums fitted in 2006.
Etymology
[edit]Mesnes is from French demesnes, of the manor.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wigan ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
Historically, it forms part of Lancashire.