Gathurst

Gathurst
Gathurst
	The Gathurst Station Inn public house, Gathurst
	Gathurst Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD538071
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
UK Parliament	Wigan;
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°33′32″N 2°41′49″W / 53.559°N 2.697°W

Gathurst is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the outskirsts of the town of Wigan.^[1] It was historically a part of Lancashire.^[2] 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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