Hunger Hill, Lancashire

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Hunger Hill
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Hunger Hill
Location within Lancashire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIGAN
Postcode district WN6
Dialling code 01257
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lancashire
53°35′49″N2°41′47″W / 53.59694°N 2.69639°W / 53.59694; -2.69639 Coordinates: 53°35′49″N2°41′47″W / 53.59694°N 2.69639°W / 53.59694; -2.69639

Hunger Hill is a small village three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) from the centre of Wrightington, in West Lancashire, England. It is described as a rural settlement. [1] It gets its name from the Second English Civil War when royalist soldiers stopped in the village for supplies.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Local Development Framework Green Belt Study 2011" (PDF). West Lancishire Council.