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The WN postcode area, also known as the Wigan postcode area, [2] is a group of eight postcode districts in North West England, within three post towns.These cover most of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester (including Wigan itself and Leigh), plus small parts of West Lancashire (including Skelmersdale) and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside.
Higher Folds did have a church dedicated to St Gabriel, which was demolished and Richmond Park was built on the land. [3] [4] Another church located near the new development state called Walmsley Park, it was demolished in 1978 and what remains is a handrail and stones that lead to Walmsley [5]
The food is called a flapjack in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Ireland, and Newfoundland. In other English-speaking countries, the same item is called by different names, such as cereal bar, oat bar or (in Australia and New Zealand) oat slice. In the United States and Canada, "flapjack" is a widely-known but lesser-used term for pancake.
The Vought XF5U "Flying Flapjack" was an experimental U.S. Navy fighter aircraft designed by Charles H. Zimmerman for Vought during World War II. This unorthodox design consisted of a flat, somewhat disc-shaped body (resembling a flying flapjack /pancake, hence its nickname) serving as the lifting surface. [ 1 ]
Opisthoteuthis calypso or calypso flapjack octopus is a species of genus Opisthoteuthis, which are known as the cirrate octopuses. Octopuses in this genus are known as the flapjack octopuses and can be found in a variety of oceans across the world.
Leigh Sports Village is a multi-use sports, [5] retail and housing development in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. The centrepiece of the development is a 12,000-capacity stadium which is home to professional rugby league team Leigh Leopards , Manchester United's Under-21 and Academy teams and Manchester United Women .
Flapjack lobster (Ibacus peronii), a crustacean that lives in shallow waters around Australia Flapjack octopus ( Opisthoteuthis californiana ), a deep-sea mollusc Flapjack (plant) ( Kalanchoe luciae and Kalanchoe thyrsiflora ), native to South Africa
Leigh Girls' Grammar School was established in 1921, [97] but both schools were abolished by the then Secretary of State for Education, Shirley Williams, in the 1976 Education Act. Leigh high schools include Bedford High School, [98] and The Westleigh School. [99] Pupils also attend schools in Atherton, Lowton, Golborne and Astley.