<Dl> <Dt> List of places </Dt> <Dd> UK </Dd> <Dd> England </Dd> <Dd> Greater Manchester </Dd> </Dl> <Dt> List of places </Dt> <P> Wigan (/ ˈwɪɡən / WIG - ən) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, 7.9 miles (13 km) south - west of Bolton, 10 miles (16 km) north of Warrington and 16 miles (25.7 km) west - northwest of Manchester . Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre . The town has a population of 103,608, whilst the wider borough has a population of 318,100 . </P> <P> Historically in Lancashire, Wigan during classical antiquity was in the territory of the Brigantes, an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of what is now northern England . The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain during the 1st century, and it is asserted that the Roman settlement of Coccium was established where Wigan lies . Wigan is believed to have been incorporated as a borough in 1246 following the issue of a charter by King Henry III of England . At the end of the Middle Ages it was one of four boroughs in Lancashire established by Royal charter . </P>

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