In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Highfield like this:
Highfield, 1 mile from Pemberton sta., SW. Lancashire; P.O.
Additional information about this locality is available for Pemberton
Highfield through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Highfield has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Wigan. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Highfield and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Highfield, in Wigan and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24585
Date accessed: 21st May 2013
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