Pemberton, Greater Manchester
Pemberton | |
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Population | 13,982 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SD555045 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WIGAN |
Postcode district | WN5 |
Dialling code | 01942 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Pemberton is a mainly residential area of Wigan and an electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan,[1] in Greater Manchester, England.[2] It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas,[3] which separates it from the town of Wigan,[4] and east of the M6 motorway. The area today serves as a predominantly residential suburb along with the adjoining area of Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638,[1] increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census.[5]
Historically a part of Lancashire, Pemberton was formerly a township and parish in the hundred of West Derby. Following the Industrial Revolution, Pemberton became a densely populated industrial district comprising a variety of coal mines, stone-quarries, brick manufactories, and cotton mills.[3][6] Coal mining was the principal industry of what was described in 1911 as an "unpicturesque, bare and open" area.[3] The former Pemberton Urban District, along with Wigan Municipal Borough to form the County Borough of Wigan in 1904.[2][7]
History[]
The name Pemberton derives from Penn-bere-tūn, which is believed to be a combination of the Celtic penn meaning hill, the Old English bere meaning barley plus the Old English suffix of -ton meaning a farm or settlement.[8][9]
Unmentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, Pemberton does not appear in records until 1212, when it was documented to have been a thegnage estate, or manor, comprising "two plough-lands", with an annual rate of 20 shillings payable by the tenant, Alan de Windle, to King John.[3]
There were several collieries in the area, and sandstone was also quarried. At Newtown were cotton mills and iron works. A well at Lamberhead Green (Pingate) was noted for its excellent water quality.[citation needed] The area is served by Pemberton railway station.
Governance[]
Pemberton was formerly a township in Wigan ecclesiastical parish,[10] in the hundred of West Derby, and was recognised as a civil parish in 1866. From 1894 to 1904, the Pemberton parish constituted the Pemberton Urban District.[11] In 1904 the urban district was abolished with its territory transferred to the borough[2] and local government County Borough of Wigan.[2][7][12] The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica describes Pemberton as being part of Wigan (which then formed 5082 acres).[13] In 1920, the Pemberton parish was abolished and its former area was used to enlarge the Wigan parish, making the area of the parish and county borough identical.[14] Pemberton today is considered part of Wigan for purposes of the Office for National Statistics, and in most reputable contemporary publications.[15] This is also the approach taken also in several other modern online sources, which omit Pemberton as a standalone settlement.[16][17]
Electoral Ward[]
The electoral ward of Pemberton is represented by three elected councillors. The ward covers the following neighbourhoods:
- Kitt Green
- Lamberhead Green (Orrell)
- Marsh Green
Wigan Council Members for Pemberton[]
Name | Party | Offices | |
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Cllr. Paul Prescott | Labour | Chairman of Planning Committee Chairman of the Regulation and Licensing Committee | |
Cllr. Jeanette Prescott | Labour | ||
"Office Vacant" |
- On 28 January 2013, Councillor Barbara Bourne, a representative of Pemberton since 1996, died in office following a long-term illness. She was responsible for a long campaign for a new medical centre, which was opened in the area of Kitt Green, in 2010.[18] The office for a third councillor currently[when?] remains vacant.
Geography[]
Described in 1911 as "unpicturesque, bare and open",[3] Pemberton is predominantly made up of privately owned homes and local authority maintained housing, including Newtown, Worsley Mesnes, Norley Hall, Worsley Green and . Pemberton and its adjoining district of Orrell form one continuous residential area.
The soil is clay and loam, over Coal Measures and stone.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Pemberton, 2001 United Kingdom Census, neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. URLs accessed 11 November 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - O to R. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Brownbill & Farrer 1911, pp. 78–83.
- ^ [1].
- ^ "Wigan ward population 2011". Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS, Descriptive Gazetteer entry for Pemberton, visionofbritain.org.uk
- ^ Jump up to: a b Vision of Britain - Pemberton CP
- ^ Hanks 2003, p. 69.
- ^ University of Nottingham's Institute for Name-Studies. "Pemberton". nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ Pemberton, Genuki - England and Ireland Genealogy - URL accessed 16 February 2007.
- ^ Pemberton Urban District Council, nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2007.
- ^ Ext.and appl.in pt.(mods.) - L.G.B. Provisional.Order.Confn.(No.13) 1904 (c.clxii), art.11 of Wigan (Extn.) O.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, (1911)
- ^ Vision of Britain Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - Wigan CP (historic map Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ Youngs, F. (1991), Local Administrative Units: Northern England, London: Royal Historical Society, p. 192
- ^ Towns & Villages of Wigan, manchester2002-uk.com. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ ROUND AND ABOUT WIGAN, spinningtheweb.org.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ http://manchestergazette.co.uk/archives/11573[permanent dead link]
Bibliography[]
- Brownbill, J; Farrer, W (1911), A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5, Victoria County History, ISBN 978-0-7129-1055-2
- Hanks, Patrick (2003), Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4
- Lewis, Samuel (1848), A Topographical Dictionary of England, Institute of Historical Research, ISBN 978-0-8063-1508-9
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