Hindley, a town of Lancashire, 3 miles SE. of Wigan by rail. There are numerous coal-works in the vicinity; and the cotton manufacture is largely carried on. Pop. (1851) 5285; (1891) 18,973.
Hindley
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 718
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