Bickershaw
Not to be confused with Birkenshaw.
| Bickershaw | |
 Saints James and Elizabeth, Bickershaw |
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| Population | 1,405 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SD583055 |
| District | Wigan |
| Shire county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wigan |
| Postcode district | WN2 |
| Dialling code | 01942 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Wigan |
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Coordinates: 53°30′43″N 2°33′40″W / 53.512°N 2.561°W
Bickershaw is a village, effectively a suburb of Abram, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Bickershaw is 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southeast of Wigan.
The Bickershaw Festival was held in 1972. Today the village is the location of HMP Hindley, a juvenile prison and Young Offenders Institution serving the Greater Manchester area. Bickershaw is also the birth place of Lord Martin Dearnaley.
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