Standish, Greater Manchester
Coordinates: 53°35′11″N 2°39′51″W / 53.586463°N 2.664059°W
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| OS grid reference | SD560102 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Wigan |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGAN |
| Postcode district | WN6 |
| Dialling code | 01257 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Wigan |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Standish is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.[1] It is located on the A49 road between the towns of Chorley and Wigan, a short distance from Junction 27 of the M6 motorway.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Standish once had its own railway station on the West Coast Main Line, but this closed in May 1949. Victoria Colliery has also closed and has since become a housing estate. The Church of St Wilfrid is a Grade I listed parish church, lying within the locality.
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[edit] History
The name Standish is almost certainly formed from two Old English words stan, meaning stone, and edisc, a park or enclosure.[2] Its name has been variously recorded as Stanedis in 1206, Stanediss in 1219, Standissh, Stanedich and Stanedissh in 1292 and Standisch in 1330. Langtree was recorded as Langetre in 1206 and Longetre in 1330.[3] A Roman road passed through the township.[4]
Standish and Langtree were part of the Penwortham barony in the 12th century and between 1150 and 1164, Richard Bussel, lord of Penwortham gave them to his brother in law Richard Spileman. In 1212 Thurstan Banastre held them and later they were held by William de Ferrers Earl of Derby, and then by 'the lords of Leylandshire'. The tenants adopted the local surnames, Standish and Langtree.[3]
In 1896 the Wigan Coal and Iron Company owned the Broomfield, Giants Hall, Gidlow, John, Langtree, Robin Hill , Swire and Taylor Pits. The largest of these was the Langtree Pit with over 540 employees.[5]
[edit] Governance
Lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire since the early 12th century, Standish emerged as a township in the Middle Ages but by the mid-19th century was united with neighbouring Langtree, as Standish-with-Langtree. This township was within the larger the Standish ecclesiastical parish.
Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, Standish-with-Langtree formed part of the Wigan Poor Law Union, an inter-parish unit established to administer the Poor Law which made use of premisess on Frog Lane Wigan and Hindley.[6][1] Standish-with-Langtree became a local board of health established in 1872; Standish-with-Langtree Local Board of Health was a regulatory body responsible for standards of hygiene and sanitation in the township.[1] Following the Local Government Act 1894, the area of the local board became an urban district within the administrative county of Lancashire.[1]
Under the Local Government Act 1972, the Standish-with-Langtree Urban District was abolished, and Standish has, since 1 April 1974, formed an unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, a local government district of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.[1][7]
[edit] Geography
Standish lies to the south and Langtree to north of the area, Standish covering 1,696 acres, and Langtree which had two separated portions, 1,568 acres, a total of 3,264 acres. The River Douglas and Bradley Brook form the boundary on the eastern side, the Mill Brook which flows into the Douglas forms the western boundary. Standish is situated on a ridge of high land which rises to 370 feet and runs north to south across the township, near the river the land is between 120 to 160 feet. The underlying rocks are the coal measures of the Lancashire Coalfield.[3][4]
Standish is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, a short distance from Junction 27 of the M6 motorway.
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[edit] Landmarks
St Wilfrid's Parish Church is the only building with a Grade I listing in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - S. http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzs.htm. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1972) [1922]. The Place-Names of Lancashire. Wakefield: EP Publishing. p. 127.
- ^ a b c William Farrer and J Brownbill (editors) (1911), "Standish with Langtree", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume6, Victoria County History (British History Online): pp. 192–199, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53095, retrieved 2010-11-28
- ^ a b "Standish (St Wilfred)", A Topographical Dictionary of England (British History Online): pp. 180–183, 1848, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51296#s11, retrieved 2010-11-28
- ^ Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Ltd., Durham Mining Museum, http://www.dmm.org.uk/company/w1002.htm, retrieved 2011-02-07
- ^ Workhouse, Workhouses.org, http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Wigan/Wigan.shtml, retrieved 2010-11-28
- ^ HMSO. Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70.
- ^ "Listed Buildings in Wigan Borough" (PDF). http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B1128631-6DE1-4EC3-8669-85CA2ADD2BA9/0/ListedBuildings191Kb.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
[edit] External links
- The Standish Homepage A website all about Standish, Greater Manchester
- Standish History A collection of articles relating the 800+ years of the history of Standish
- Coppull and Standish Brass Band
- HistoryofStandishTV A collection of interactive videos documenting the history of Standish
- Historic images of Standish
- Lancashire Genealogy - Standish
