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Worthington is a 
Worthington Lakes lie within the Douglas Valley to the north of the village. The lakes, actually three reservoirs (Worthington, Arley and Adlington), were built in the mid-1800s to supply Wigan with drinking water. They are fed by the River Douglas, which originates on the moors above Rivington and whose natural course was diverted through a tunnel before the reservoirs were created, as it was not clean enough for drinking water. Today the lakes are part of a country park, with a nature reserve and accessible footpaths.
civil parish
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within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after the main settlement of Wigan. It covers the towns of Atherton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Mak ...
, in Greater Manchester
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, England, about north of Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington t ...
. The parish is very sparsely populated, at the 2001 census having a population of 135, and does not have an active parish council or parish meeting
A parish meeting, in England, is a meeting to which all the electors in a civil parish are entitled to attend.
In some cases, where a parish or group of parishes has fewer than 200 electors, the parish meeting can take on the role of a parish cou ...
.
It used to have a dyeworks and a colliery
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. Its parish church is Church of St Wilfrid, Standish. It is also the home of Worthington Hall.
Worthington Lakes lie within the Douglas Valley to the north of the village. The lakes, actually three reservoirs (Worthington, Arley and Adlington), were built in the mid-1800s to supply Wigan with drinking water. They are fed by the River Douglas, which originates on the moors above Rivington and whose natural course was diverted through a tunnel before the reservoirs were created, as it was not clean enough for drinking water. Today the lakes are part of a country park, with a nature reserve and accessible footpaths.
See also
* Listed buildings in Worthington, Greater ManchesterReferences
External links
Villages in Greater Manchester Civil parishes in Greater Manchester Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub