Worthington, Greater Manchester

Civil parish in Greater Manchester, England

For other uses, see Worthington (disambiguation).

Human settlement in England

Worthington

Worthington Manor House

Worthington

Location within Greater Manchester

Population| 135 (2001)
OS grid reference| SD579102
Civil parish|

* Worthington

Metropolitan borough|

* Metropolitan Borough of Wigan

Metropolitan county|

* Greater Manchester

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| WIGAN
Postcode district| WN1
Dialling code| 01257
Police| Greater Manchester
Fire| Greater Manchester
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)

List of places

England
Greater Manchester

53°35′13″N 2°38′10″W﻿ / ﻿53.587°N 2.636°W﻿ / 53.587; -2.636

Worthington is a civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England, located about four miles (6.4 km) north of Wigan.[1] The parish is very sparsely populated, with a population of 135 at the 2001 census,[2] and it does not have an active parish council or parish meeting.[3]

It used to have a dyeworks and a colliery. Its parish church is Church of St Wilfrid, Standish. It is also the home of Worthington Hall.

Worthington Reservoir

Worthington Lakes lie within the Douglas Valley to the north of the village. The lakes, which are actually three reservoirs (Worthington, Arley and Adlington), were built in the mid-1800s to supply Wigan with drinking water. They are fed by the River Douglas, which originates on the moors above Rivington and whose natural course was diverted through a tunnel before the reservoirs were created, as the river was not clean enough for drinking water. Today, the lakes are part of a 50-acre (20 ha) country park, featuring a nature reserve and accessible footpaths.[4]

## See also

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* Greater Manchester portal

* Listed buildings in Worthington, Greater Manchester

## References

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1. ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Place Names T to W. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
2. ^ "Census 2001". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
3. ^ "Committee Report: Parish Review". Archived from the original on 17 November 2004.
4. ^ "Worthington Lakes". United Utilities. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

## External links

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