Gathurst
title: "Gathurst" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-greater-manchester", "geography-of-the-metropolitan-borough-of-wigan"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gathurst" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| official_name | Gathurst |
| coordinates | |
| static_image_name | Gathurst Station Inn public house (geograph 4531554).jpg |
| static_image_caption | The Gathurst Station Inn public house, Gathurst |
| metropolitan_borough | Wigan |
| metropolitan_county | Greater Manchester |
| region | North West England |
| constituency_westminster | Wigan |
| post_town | WIGAN |
| postcode_district | WN6 |
| postcode_area | WN |
| dial_code | 01257 |
| os_grid_reference | SD538071 |
| :: |
| country = England | official_name = Gathurst | coordinates = | static_image_name = Gathurst Station Inn public house (geograph 4531554).jpg | static_image_caption = The Gathurst Station Inn public house, Gathurst | population = | population_ref = | metropolitan_borough = Wigan | metropolitan_county = Greater Manchester | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = Wigan | post_town = WIGAN | postcode_district = WN6 | postcode_area = WN | dial_code = 01257 | os_grid_reference = SD538071 | london_distance =
Gathurst (, locally ) is the name given to a small section of the township of Shevington, a Civil Parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was historically a part of Lancashire. The village is served by a railway station Gathurst railway station which is located on the Manchester-Southport line and managed by Northern. The station also serves the nearby village of Shevington.
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References
References
- (27 August 2023). "Northern Rail re-records Wigan station name to match local pronunciation".
- [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol6/pp199-203]''British History Online / Lancashire''.
- [http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/lancs09302.htm "Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Lancashire"]
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