- 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 , inGreater Manchester ,England . It is often considered to be part of the larger town ofAshton-in-Makerfield though it is geographically distinct and forms a separate local council ward. Served byBryn railway station , Bryn is home to theThree Sisters Recreation Area which has been created from three largeslag heap s which remain from Bryn's role inLancashire '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 2007The
Unitarian Park Lane Chapel in Wigan Road was built in 1697, though its congregation was founded in 1662. It is the oldestNon-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]References
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