Bryn

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Bryn
Bryn shown within Greater Manchester
Population	12,436 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD565005
Metropolitan borough	Wigan
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGAN^[1]
Postcode district	WN4
Dialling code	01942
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Makerfield
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°29′58″N 2°39′26″W / 53.4993, -2.6572

For other places with the same name, see Bryn (disambiguation).

Bryn (which is Welsh for hill) is a component area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is often considered to be part of the larger town of Ashton-in-Makerfield though it is geographically distinct and forms a separate local council ward. Served by Bryn railway station, Bryn is home to the Three Sisters Recreation Area which has been created from three large slag heaps which remain from Bryn's role in Lancashire's coal mining past. Bryn also lies in Merseyside.

The Three Sisters Recreation Area is also the site of the Three Sisters Race Circuit, which provides race driving instruction and plays host to kart racing events and motorcycle road race meetings at clubman level.

The current Bryn (or Brynne) Hall dates from the 14th Century but has been the seat of the Gerrard family since the 13th Century at least.^[2] It was a "safe house" for the English Roman Catholic martyr and saint Edmund Arrowsmith and is reputed to be the burial place of his remains.^{[citation needed]}

The Unitarian Park Lane Chapel in Wigan Road was built in 1697, though its congregation was founded in 1662. It is the oldest Non-conformist chapel and congregation in the whole district. By the 19th Century Park Lane was only one of nine non-conformist chapels in the area.

[edit] Businesses

Stuart Edgar Ltd, producers of consumer tissue goods. Acquired by Fort Sterling Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Fort Howard Corp., in 1992 for $25 million^[3]
Free Function Rooms in Ashton-in-Makerfield - Bryn Labour Club