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Worthington Lakes

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Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes
Phone:
+44 1257 425550

Address:
Chorley Road, Wigan WN1 2XN, England

Worthington is a civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England, about four miles north of Wigan. The parish is very sparsely populated, at the 2001 census having a population of 135, and does not have an active parish council or parish meeting.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 Lakes lie within the Douglas Valley to the north of the village. The lakes, actually three reservoirs , 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 it was not clean enough for drinking water. Today the lakes are part of a 50-acre country park, with a nature reserve and accessible footpaths.
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