Orrell, Lancashire

Description
Orrell, a township in Wigan parish, Lancashire, having &n area of 1618 acres, and a population of 4914. Ecclesiastically it is divided between the parishes of Pemberton and Upholland. It contains the village of Far Moor and portions ef the villages of Lamberhead Green and Kitt Green. It is governed by an urban district council of twelve members, six for each of the two wards into which the township has been divided. The L. & Y.R. has a station at Far Moor (now generally known as Orrell from the name of the railway station), and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is close to the N boundary. There is a post, money order, and telegraph office under Wigan. There are Congregational, Particular Baptist, and Roman Catholic chapels, also Methodist chapels belonging to the Wesleyans, Primitives, Free Church, and Independents. The Church of England uses the boys' school at Far Moor as a chapel of ease in connection with Pemberton. Orrell was once famous for its coal, but the supply is now almost exhausted. Most of the inhabitants find employment in the collieries of the neighbouring townships, but there are still a few nailmakers at Far Moor. The manor belongs to the Leigh family. A Benedictine nunnery, established at Orrell Mount in 1821, is now a private residence.