Westwood and Howe Bridge cemetery indexes have just been improved.

As with the changes made to Wigan Cemetery Index on 20th October, I've added the same new feature to the other indexes that allow you to click a plot number and this will link to a new page which shows who else is buried in the same plot.

Westwood Cemetery Index.

Howe Bridge Cemetery Index.

Two books of great interest to local historians have been published, with particular emphasis on the Winstanley and Highfield areas.

The first, Founded on Coal, is a whopping 5MB PDF document containing over 90 pages of local history with photos.

The second book, a Further History of Winstanley and Highfield is another PDF document with over 200 pages of interesting reading.

The books were penned by Ray and Derek Winstanley. Sadly, Ray passed away - wiganworld is grateful for Derek's contributions of the books for us all to enjoy. Thanks Derek.