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Hospital

Billinge Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Wigan Union Infirmary (? - c.1930)
Address
Upholland Road, Billinge, Wigan, WN6 7ET
Current Trust
Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1906
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Wigan and Leigh
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Wigan
District Authority (Post-1982)
Wigan
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Greater Manchester
Post-1996 County
Lancashire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: 1906 - 1930 Wigan Board of Guardians.
LA: 1930 - 1948 Wigan County Borough Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General, Maternity
Post-1948
Acute, Geriatric, Maternity, Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Wigan Archives Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1837 - 1953
    General
    1837 - 1929
    Admission
    1910 - 1953
    Clinical
    1910 - 1953

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: HR Wi/4.
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.