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On 28 January 2013, Councillor Barbara Bourne, a representative of Pemberton since 1996, died in office following a long-term illness. She was responsible for a long campaign for a new medical centre, which was opened in the area of Kitt Green, in
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Described in 1911 as "unpicturesque, bare and open", Pemberton is predominantly made up of privately owned homes and local authority maintained housing, including Newtown,
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parish, making the area of the parish and county borough identical. Pemberton today is considered part of Wigan for purposes of the
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of Pemberton is represented by three elected councillors. The ward covers the following neighbourhoods:
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of 1086, Pemberton does not appear in records until 1212, when it was documented to have been a
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There were several collieries in the area, and sandstone was also quarried. At Newtown were
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and as a ward has a population of 13,638, increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census.
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estate, or manor, comprising "two plough-lands", with an annual rate of 20 
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comprising a variety of coal mines, stone-quarries, brick manufactories, and
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Portfolio Holder for Planning, Environmental Services and Transport
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in 1866. From 1894 to 1904, the Pemberton parish constituted the
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University of Nottingham's Institute for Name-Studies
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Lamberhead Green

Pemberton is located in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
2011 Census
OS grid reference
SD555045
Metropolitan borough
Wigan
Metropolitan county
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
WN5
Dialling code
Police
Greater Manchester
Fire
Greater Manchester
Ambulance
North West
UK Parliament
Wigan
UK
England

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