In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Winstanley like this:
WINSTANLEY, a township in Wigan parish, Lancashire; 3¼ miles SW by W of Wigan. Acres, 1,853. Real property, £6,913; of which £3,600 are in mines. Pop., 633. Houses, 123. The manor, with W. Hall, belongs to M. Bankes, Esq.
Winstanley through time
Winstanley is now part of Wigan district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wigan has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Winstanley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Winstanley, in Wigan and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11042
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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