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Archives: Wigan and Leigh collections
Official records
From hospitals, courts, local government, canals, schools, churches and more
Family history
Research local studies and your family history
Personal stories
Family estate papers, biographical cuttings, Edward Hall diaries and more
WW1 and WW2
Tracing your WW1 ancestors, soldier burials, WW1 council minutes
Miners relief society
Records of financial relief given to injured miners from the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners Permanent Relief Society
Miscellaneous
Contain some of the most interesting and unusual items in the archives
Newspapers
List of all the newspapers and diary of local events from the Leigh Chronicle
Maps
Comprehensive Ordnance Survey maps
Image archive
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