Gathurst

Gathurst
Gathurst
	The Gathurst Station Inn public house, Gathurst
	Gathurst Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD538071
Metropolitan borough	Wigan;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGAN
Postcode district	WN6
Dialling code	01257
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Wigan;
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°33′32″N 2°41′49″W / 53.559°N 2.697°W

Gathurst (/ɡæθɜːst/, locally /ɡæθʊst/^[1]) is the name given to a small section of the township of Shevington, a Civil Parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.^[2] It was historically a part of Lancashire.^[3] The village is served by a railway station Gathurst railway station which is located on the Manchester-Southport line and managed by Northern. The station also serves the nearby village of Shevington.

Transport

Gathurst
The Gathurst Station Inn public house, Gathurst
Gathurst Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD538071
Metropolitan borough	Wigan
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGAN
Postcode district	WN6
Dialling code	01257

Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Wigan
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°33′32″N 2°41′49″W / 53.559°N 2.697°W / 53.559; -2.697