Place:Orrell, Greater Manchester, England

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NameOrrell
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates53.533°N 2.7°W
Located inGreater Manchester, England
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Orrell is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, the area is contiguous to the town of Wigan and its centre is to the west of Wigan town centre. The area is a predominantly residential suburb as is neighbouring Pemberton.

Orrell was a centre of the coal mining industry, though today no evidence of the area's industrial past is present. The expansion of Wigan has led to the area's suburbanisation. The electoral ward of Orrell has a population of 11,203.

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