Ince-in-Makerfield is a former mill and mining community in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, within Greater Manchester and historically part of Lancashire. Its name is derived from a Celtic word meaning an island or dry ground in marsh, reflecting older landscape features, and the area is marked by canals and former industrial sites - the nearby Leeds and Liverpool Canal and 19th-century coal and textile works shaped its growth.
Today Ince-in-Makerfield feels largely residential with pockets of light industry and business parks, serving commuters into Wigan and Manchester. Local life retains traces of its industrial past in street patterns and heritage buildings, while community clubs, pubs and social organisations give it a distinct, rooted character within the wider Wigan conurbation.
Postcode districts covering Ince-in-Makerfield
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 16.4 miles
- Liverpool 15.5 miles
- Birkenhead 21.5 miles
- Preston 16.8 miles
- Oldham 20.7 miles
- St. Helens 8.2 miles
- Wigan 1.5 miles
- Warrington 10.3 miles
- Burnley 23 miles
- Blackburn 15.9 miles
- Bolton 7.9 miles
- Stockport 20.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ince Ward 0.4 miles
- Wigan Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Platt Bridge and Abram Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Wigan Central Ward 1.7 miles
- Worsley Mesnes Ward 1.7 miles
- Abram Ward 1.8 miles
- Hindley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Douglas Ward 2 miles
- Bamfurlong Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Wigan West Ward 2.4 miles
- Hindley Green Ward 2.4 miles
- Bickershaw Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield
WN3 4AY, WN3 4PF, WN3 4NW, WN3 4PH, WN3 4TL, WN1 3HL, WN1 3HP, WN3 4NT, WN3 4LW … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 17.3 miles
- Manchester Airport 18.6 miles
- Ince Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Wigan North Western Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Ince-in-Makerfield Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 3 miles
- Mercure Wigan Oak Hotel 3 1.2 miles
- OYO New Charles Dickens Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals 3 4.1 miles
- Premier Inn Wigan Town Centre 3 1 mile
- Mercure Haydock Hotel 3.5 4.7 miles
- Premier Inn Wigan 3 2.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Haydock 4 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 4.5 miles
- The Mount 3.9 miles
Schools in Ince-in-Makerfield
- Britannia Bridge Primary School Primary
- Fix-It (UK) Ltd Special
- Ince C of E Primary School Primary
- St William's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 2.1 miles
- DW Stadium Stadium 2.1 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 4.1 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 7.7 miles
- Lathom House Estate 8.9 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 10.6 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 11.6 miles
- School Stadium 11.7 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 12.6 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 13.1 miles
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 13.4 miles