Tourist's guide to visit Ince-in-Makerfield

Visit Ince-in-Makerfield – things to do & explore

Overview of Ince-in-Makerfield history & facts by Walkfo

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Ince-in-Makerfield or Ince is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. The population of the Ince ward at the 2011 census was 13,486, but a southern part of Ince was also listed under the Abram ward (north of Warrington Road in this ward). Adding on this area brings the total in 2011 to 15,664. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Ince is contiguous to Wigan and is a residential suburb. Divided by a railway line into two separate areas – Higher Ince and Lower Ince, from 1894 Ince was an urban district of the administrative county of Lancashire and in 1974 became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan.

Ince-in-Makerfield history

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The earliest mention of the manor of Ince and the Ince family dates from 1202 at which point it was under the barony of Newton in Makerfield (Newton le Willows). There were three halls in Ince, both the manor of Ince and the original hall on Warrington Road were held by a family of the same name who also owned the manor of Aspull and had close ties to the Hindley family, the lineage was replaced by the Gerard family by marriage in the reign of Henry IV who adopted the name Gerard family of Ince and the manor remained with them for several centuries until William Gerard sold it to the Earl of Balcarres at some point between 1796 and 1825, it was of timber framed construction. A branch of the Gerard family lived at New Hall from about 1600 until the line died out with marriage to the Andertons of Euxton who adopted the name Ince Anderton and temporarily inhabited the hall from 1760 to 1818 before moving to Euxton Hall. The third also known as Ince Hall was originally a timber and plaster building built in the reign of James I off Manchester Road, it originally had a moat, Italian chimneys and an oak panelled interior but in 1854 was heavily damaged by fire and rebuilt in plain brick of no architectural merit and modernised inside. All three halls were still standing in 1911 but none remain today. The township covered 2,221 acres of mostly level ground. The underlying rocks contained strata of cannel and coal and many collieries were sunk, the early pits were 120 to 900 feet deep, and subsequently to 1,800 feet. Its coal pits included Moss, Ince Hall, Rose Bridge and Ince Collieries. Mining left a legacy of spoil heaps and flashes which were known as the Wigan Alps. Stone was also quarried and used to build bridges on the railway. Ince became heavily industrialised in the Industrial Revolution. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal, the North Union and Liverpool and Bury railways passed through the township and a cotton mill was built.

Ince-in-Makerfield etymology

The name Ince may be of Cumbric origin and derived from ïnïs, meaning ‘island’ or, as is likely in this case, ‘dry land’ (Welsh ynys).

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When you visit Ince-in-Makerfield

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When you visit Ince-in-Makerfield, Walkfo is your digital tour guide while exploring by foot, bike or bus. With numerous walks, hikes, tourist locations & travel destinations available in Ince-in-Makerfield, our travel AI guide helps you get the best from your visit to Ince-in-Makerfield & the surrounding areas. Our explore Ince-in-Makerfield app for iPhone & Android, allows you to experience the hidden history, culture and amazing facts throughout Ince-in-Makerfield whilst out walking. The digital tour guide creates interactive audio stories driven by where you walk, so you can exploration Ince-in-Makerfield’s National Heritage sites, tourist attractions, historic locations or city streets freely, without the restrictions of a predefined walk & walk map.

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Best Ince-in-Makerfield places to visit

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Ince-in-Makerfield has hundreds of places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are five of Ince-in-Makerfield’s best destinations to visit when exploring the area. We have condensed the information with much more detail available within Walkfo when you visit the destinations.

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Visiting Ince-in-Makerfield with Walkfo’s things to do interactive map
The “Ince-in-Makerfield things to do map” below is a preview of the places you can visit in Ince-in-Makerfield and surrounding areas with our digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has content for a plaque, a building, a street or general area, providing history, culture or tourism information the you can explore.

Interactive ‘Explore Ince-in-Makerfield Map’     This Ince-in-Makerfield tourism map shows points of interest within a 4km radius of Ince-in-Makerfield centre

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Things to do & visit in Ince-in-Makerfield and surrounding areas

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Getting to / around Ince-in-Makerfield – transport links, stations, streets & traffic map

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Getting around in Ince-in-Makerfield using public transportation may include roads, streets, trains, undergrounds, buses or trams. Walkfo has the following important Ince-in-Makerfield public transport locations with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:

Ince-in-Makerfield Notable Public Transport Stations		Ince-in-Makerfield Notable Streets & Roads

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