Bryn
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| Bryn | |
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  Bryn shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 12,436 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Wigan |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wigan[1] |
| Postcode district | WN4 |
| Dial code | 01942 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | Makerfield |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Bryn is an area in Greater Manchester, formerly in the historic county of Lancashire, and is a component area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. It is often considered to be part of the larger town of Ashton-in-Makerfield though it is geographically distinct and forms a separate local council ward. Served by Bryn railway station, Bryn is home to the Three Sisters Recreation Area which has been created from three large slag heaps which remain from Bryn's role in Lancashire's coal mining past.
The Three Sisters Recreation Area is also the site of the Three Sisters Race Circuit, which provides race driving instruction and plays host to kart racing events and motorcycle road race meetings at clubman level.
The current Bryn (or Brynne) Hall dates from the 14th Century but has been the seat of the Gerrard family since the 13th Century at least.[2] It was a "safe house" for the English Roman Catholic martyr and saint Edmund Arrowsmith and is reputed to be the burial place of his remains.[citation needed]
The Unitarian Park Lane Chapel in Wigan Road was built in 1697, though its congregation was founded in 1662. It is the oldest Non-conformist chapel and congregation in the whole district. By the 19th Century Park Lane was only one of nine non-conformist chapels in the area.
[edit] Businesses
- Stuart Edgar Ltd, producers of consumer tissue goods. Acquired by Fort Sterling Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Fort Howard Corp., in 1992 for $25 million[3]
- Northern Feather Home Furnishing Ltd, Canadian processor of feather and down, producing bedding
- Bottlestop off-licence, known locally as "Gav's Shop"
- Buraq Indian Restaurant
- ClusterOne Property Management
- Bryn Fish Bar (Best fish in the north west)
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ http://www.davidwelch.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/genealog/gerrards_apocrypha.htm
- ^ http://sec.edgar-online.com/1994/03/10/00/0000038195-94-000011/Section2.asp
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