Orrell, Greater Manchester

Orrell
St. Luke's Parish Church
Orrell
Location within Greater Manchester
Population12,000 
OS grid referenceSD531051
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGAN
Postcode districtWN5
Dialling code01942
01695
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Orrell is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward had fallen at the 2011 Census to 11,513. The area lies 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west of Wigan town centre. The area is contiguous with Pemberton.

Historically in Lancashire, Orrell was a centre of the coal mining industry, though today no evidence of the area's industrial past is present. The electoral ward of Orrell has a population of 11,203, however, the ward covers a larger area also containing parts of Billinge and Winstanley.