Bryn

infobox UK place
country = England
map_type= Greater Manchester
latitude= 53.4993
longitude= -2.6572
official_name= Bryn
metropolitan_borough= Wigan
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Makerfield
post_town= WIGAN [Royal Mail, "Address Management Guide", (2004)]
postcode_district = WN4
postcode_area= WN
dial_code= 01942
os_grid_reference= SD565005
population= 12,436 (2001 Census)

Bryn (which is Welsh for mole hill) is a component area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is often considered to be part of the larger town of Ashton-in-Makerfield though it is geographically distinct and forms a separate local council ward. Served by Bryn railway station, Bryn is home to the Three Sisters Recreation Area which has been created from three large slag heaps which remain from Bryn's role in Lancashire's coal mining past. The Three Sisters Recreation Area is also the site of the Three Sisters Race Circuit, which provides race driving instruction and plays host to kart racing events and motorcycle road race meetings at clubman level.

The current Bryn (or Brynne) Hall dates from the 14th Century but has been the seat of the Gerrard family since the 13th Century at least. [ [http://www.davidwelch.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/genealog/gerrards_apocrypha.htm Gerrard Family: Gerrard ] ] It was a "safe house" for the English Roman Catholic martyr and saint Edmund Arrowsmith and is reputed to be the burial place of his remains. Fact|date=February 2007

The Unitarian Park Lane Chapel in Wigan Road was built in 1697, though its congregation was founded in 1662. It is the oldest Non-conformist chapel and congregation in the whole district. By the 19th Century Park Lane was only one of nine non-conformist chapels in the area.

Businesses

* Stuart Edgar Ltd, producers of consumer tissue goods. Acquired by Fort Sterling Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Fort Howard Corp., in 1992 for $25 million [ [http://sec.edgar-online.com/1994/03/10/00/0000038195-94-000011/Section2.asp FORT HOWARD CORP Annual Report (10-K) ITEM 1. BUSINESS ] ]
* [http://www.brynlabourclub.com/ Free Function Rooms in Ashton-in-Makerfield - Bryn Labour Club]

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