Explore Wigan Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Wigan plaques & local Wigan history / heritage content through street plaque schemes (including Blue plaques, English Heritage & National Trust) plus Walkfo’s millions of audio plaques in Walkfo’s Audio Travel Guide to Wigan.
About Wigan
Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas . The town is midway between the two large cities of Manchester and Liverpool . It was in the territory of the Brigantes, an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of northern England . Wigan was incorporated as a borough in 1246, following the issue of a charter by King Henry III of England . The Industrial Revolution saw a dramatic economic expansion and rapid rise in population .
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plaques Walkfo has converted physical plaques into audio files triggered by GPS on a phone when you pass close by on foot, bike, bus or car. You hear Wigan history information & more at the places where they happened, with up-to-date content created by our AI, sourced from trusted history resources such as Wikipedia, local Wigan plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Wigan’s physical Wigan plaque schemes with additional, more detailed information than the writing on the physical plaque. With millions of audio places / virtual plaques created across the whole of the UK, you can explore Wigan the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Wigan plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 58 unique history facts in Wigan plus 4 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Wigan history map for you to explore.”