{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | official_name = Abram | coordinates = {{coord|53.508|-2.588|display=inline,title}} | population = 9,855 | population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]) | metropolitan_borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan]] | metropolitan_county = [[Greater Manchester]] | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = [[Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Makerfield]] | post_town = WIGAN | postcode_district = WN2 | postcode_area = WN | dial_code = 01942 | os_grid_reference = SD609015 | static_image_name = Former Abram Urban District Council Offices.jpg | static_image_caption = Former [[Abram Council Offices]] | london_distance = {{convert|173|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} [[Boxing the compass|SE]] }}
'''Abram''' is a village and [[wards of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan]], [[Greater Manchester]], England.<ref name="GM Gazetteer">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazza.htm |title=Greater Manchester Gazetteer |publisher=Greater Manchester County Record Office |access-date=17 June 2008 |at=Places names - A |archive-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718144214/http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazza.htm |url-status = dead}}</ref> It lies on flat land on the northeast bank of the [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]], {{convert|2|mi|km|1}} west of [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], {{convert|3|mi|km|1}} southeast of [[Wigan]], and {{convert|14.5|mi|km|0}} west of [[Manchester]]. Abram is a [[dormitory village]] with a population of 9,855.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=7 December 2008|date=22 July 2004|work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks01-usual-resident-population.xls KS01 Usual resident population] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref>
[[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[Lancashire]], Abram anciently formed a [[Township (England)|township]] and [[chapelry]] in the parish of Wigan and [[West Derby (hundred)|hundred of West Derby]]. Abram appears in an entry of an ancient survey of Lancashire in 1212 under the name "Edburgham".
The [[urbanisation]] and development of Abram largely coincided with the [[Industrial Revolution]]. Abram is at the centre of a coal district, and industrial scale [[coal mining]] was introduced to Abram around the middle of the 19th century with the opening of several [[collieries]]. In 1911, Abram was described as "distinctly unpicturesque ... trees are in the minority, and stunted and blackened with smoke", with "collieries, pit-banks, and railway lines" as well as "much pasture land".<ref name="British history"/> The Maypole Colliery Disaster in 1908 resulted in 75 deaths and profoundly changed the character of the village.
Abram's coal mining industry declined in the mid-20th century, but the village has continued to grow due to its position between Leigh, Manchester, [[Warrington]] and Wigan. To the south of the village lies Abram Flashes, a {{convert|39.6|ha|acre|1}} area of shallow wetlands and a [[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester|Site of Special Scientific Interest]]. Abram has historic associations with traditional [[morris dance|morris dancing]].
==History== <!--Alternative etymology:
Abram means "[[Homesteading|homestead]] or village of a man called Eādburh", from the [[Old English language|Old English]] personal name + ''ham'' "[[Homesteading|homestead]], village". The name was recorded as Edbriham in 1199.{{cn|date=November 2010}}
Second one conflicts with British-history.ac.uk (lords of manor are supposed to have taken name from manor) --> [[Image:Maypole Colliery chimney 2005.jpg|left|thumb|upright|The chimney of Maypole Colliery where there was a [[mining accident]] in 1908, profoundly affecting the village.]] The village name is recorded as Edburgham in 1212 and Adburgham in 1246. The form Abraham is found in the 16th century, and the current name of Abram in the 18th.<ref name="British history">{{Harvnb|Brownbill|Farrer|1911|pp=111-115}}.</ref>
The [[manorialism|manor]] was probably part of the larger manor of Newton until it was granted to "Warine son of Godfrey" by [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] who reigned 1154–1189. The family adopted the name of the settlement, and remained Lords of the Manor until the 17th century. The family was ruined by the [[English Civil War]], in which they supported the [[Cavaliers|Royalists]]. When the last in male line of the Abraham family died in the 17th century, possession of the manor passed through many hands, and the title of Lord of the Manor was still around at the start of the 20th century although held no manorial rights.<ref name="British history"/>
Just after 17:00 on 18 August 1908 there was an [[Maypole Colliery disaster|explosion]] at the No 1, Cannell Mine of the Maypole Coal Pit. A total of 75 men and boys died in this [[mining accident]].<ref name="Pit">{{cite web|url=http://www.wigantoday.net/wigannews/Abram-remembers-pit-disaster-victims.4409297.jp|publisher=wigantoday.net|title=Abram remembers pit disaster victims|date=20 August 2008|access-date=16 December 2008|first=Richard|last=Bean}}</ref><ref name="CommuniGate"/> Because the explosion occurred deep underground, it was not until November 1909 that all the bodies were recovered. The inquest ruled that the explosion was caused by a combination of a buildup of [[coal dust]] and [[Coal gas|gas]], and the use of [[explosives]] to bring down coal from the ceiling.<ref name="CommuniGate">{{cite web|url=http://www.communigate.co.uk/lancs/acl/page3.phtml|title=Maypole Colliery Disaster 1908|publisher=communigate.co.uk|author=CommuniGate|access-date=16 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201020742/http://www.communigate.co.uk/lancs/acl/page3.phtml|archive-date=1 December 2008|url-status = dead}}</ref> The physical effects of the disaster on Abram are described as "profound";<ref name="Pit"/> the explosion made 44 women widows and killed the fathers of more than 120 children.<ref name="Pit"/> At the time, [[Irish people]] were a large ethnic minority in Lancashire, making up between a quarter and a third of the populations of [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], and [[Wigan]]. The Irish Catholic immigrants were seeking works on the [[Lancashire Coalfield]], as demonstrated by the fact that 13 of the dead were Catholic migrants from Ireland.<ref name="Pit"/> Many of the families affected by the disaster returned to Ireland shortly afterwards.<ref>{{Harvnb|Griffiths|2001|pp=275–276}}</ref>
==Governance== [[Image:Abram welcome sign.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The welcome sign to Abram features a logo drawing upon the history and culture of the village.]] Lying within the [[Historic counties of England|historic county boundaries]] of [[Lancashire]] since the early 12th century, Abram anciently constituted a [[manorialism|manor]], held by [[feudalism|ruling families]] who paid tax to the King.<ref name="British history"/> Abram during the [[Middle Ages]] formed a [[township (England)|township]] in the ecclesiastical parish of Wigan, and [[West Derby (hundred)|hundred of West Derby]].<ref name="British history"/>
Following the [[Poor Law Amendment Act 1834]], Abram formed part of the Wigan [[Poor Law Union]], an inter-parish unit established to provide [[social security]].<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/> Abram's first [[local authority]] was a [[Local board of health]] established in 1880;<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/> Abram Local Board of Health was a regulatory body responsible for standards of hygiene and sanitation in the township.<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/> Following the [[Local Government Act 1894]], the area of the Local Board became the [[Abram Urban District]], a local government district within the [[Administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of Lancashire.<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/> The urban district council had 12 members and was based out of the [[Abram Council Offices]],<ref name="British history"/> which were designed by Heaton, Ralph and Heaton and completed in 1903.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dl_ghLUNVGsC&pg=PA73 |title=Lancashire: Liverpool and the southwest|first1= Richard |last1=Pollard|first2=Nikolaus |last2=Pevsner|first3=Joseph |last3=Sharples|year=2006|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0300109108|page=73}}</ref>
In 1957 there were exchanges of very small areas with [[Ashton in Makerfield Urban District|Ashton in Makerfield]] and [[Golborne Urban District]]s.<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/> Under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], the Abram Urban District was abolished, and Abram has, since 1 April 1974, formed an [[unparished area]] of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan]], a local government district of the [[metropolitan county]] of [[Greater Manchester]].<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/><ref>HMSO. [[Local Government Act 1972]]. 1972 c.70.</ref> Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council provides the local services.<ref>Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume 2.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/CouncilDemocracy/Constitution/Article1.htm |title=Article 1 - The Constitution |publisher=Wigan.gov.uk |author=Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113143857/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/CouncilDemocracy/Constitution/Article1.htm |archive-date=13 November 2007 }} Retrieved on 1 December 2008.</ref>
In terms of parliamentary representation, Abram is part of the [[Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Makerfield constituency]]; the [[Member of Parliament]] is [[Josh Simons]], a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician.<ref name="Pit"/>
==Geography== {{Geographic location |title = 'Neighbouring towns, villages and places.' |Northwest = [[Wigan]] |North = [[Ince-in-Makerfield]] |Northeast = [[Hindley, Greater Manchester|Hindley]] |West = [[Winstanley, Greater Manchester|Winstanley]] |Centre = Abram |East = [[Bickershaw]] |Southwest = [[Ashton-in-Makerfield]] |South = [[Golborne]] |Southeast = [[Lowton]] }}
{{further|Geography of Greater Manchester}} At {{coord|53|30|29|N|2|35|17|W|type:city_region:GB}} (53.508°,-2.588°) and {{convert|173|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[central London]], Abram lies on mostly flat ground, with slightly undulating land at its southern end. The larger towns of [[Wigan]] and [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]] lie to the northwest and east respectively. For purposes of the [[Office for National Statistics]], Abram forms part of the [[Wigan Urban Area]]. Suburban localities in and around Abram include [[Bamfurlong, Greater Manchester|Bamfurlong]], [[Bickershaw]], Bryn Gates and [[Platt Bridge]].
The land around Abram is generally flat and used for coal mining and [[arable land|arable farming]]. As a result, collieries were scattered across the landscape. The local geology consists of [[coal measure]]s in the north and sandstone in the south; the soil is clayey and as a result, the area is susceptible to flooding.<ref name="British history"/>
To the south of the village lies Abram Flashes a {{convert|39.6|ha|acre|adj=on|1}} [[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester|Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI). The site lies adjacent to the [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]] [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal|Branch Canal]] and is part of [[Wigan Flashes]] an area of wetland stretching for {{convert|10|km|mi|1|order=flip}} between Wigan and Leigh. The flashes are shallow bodies of water that originate from flooding due to the subsidence caused by shallow mining. Abram flashes was designated an SSSI in 1990 due to its biological interest which includes various habitats such as open water, [[swamp]], tall herb [[fen]] and wet marshy [[grassland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Abram Flashes citation sheet |publisher=English Nature |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1005699.pdf |access-date=27 October 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061013125126/http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1005699.pdf| archive-date= 13 October 2006 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Map of Abram Flashes |work=Nature on the Map |url=http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?map=sssi&feature=1005699,sssi,HYPERLINK,LABEL |access-date=27 October 2006 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313163734/http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?map=sssi&feature=1005699%2Csssi%2CHYPERLINK%2CLABEL |archive-date=13 March 2007 }}</ref>
==Demography== {{further|Demographics of Greater Manchester}} {| class="wikitable" style="float: right; margin-left: 2em; width: 40%; " cellspacing="3" |+Abram ethnicity compared |- !2001 UK census||Abram<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004|work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks06--ethnic-group.xls KS06 Ethnic group] {{XLSlink}}|access-date=5 August 2008}}</ref>||[[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan (borough)]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Wigan Metropolitan Borough ethnic group |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276785&c=Wigan&d=13&e=16&g=356907&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1227146867359&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 |access-date=15 December 2008 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613004741/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276785&c=Wigan&d=13&e=16&g=356907&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1227146867359&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 |url-status=dead }} Retrieved on 3 September 2008.</ref> !England |- |Total population||9,855||301,415||49,138,831 |- |White||98.3%||98.7%||90.9% |- |Asian||0.7%||0.4%||4.6% |- |Black||0.2%||0.2%||2.3% |} According to the [[Office for National Statistics]], at the time of the [[United Kingdom Census 2001]], Abram had a population of 9,855. The 2001 population density was {{convert|14258|PD/sqmi|0}}, with a 100 to 99.7 female-to-male ratio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004|work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks01-usual-resident-population.xls KS01 Usual resident population] {{XLSlink}}|access-date=31 August 2008}}</ref> Of those over 16 years old, 30.3% were single (never married) and 43.2% married.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004|work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks04--marital-status.xls KS04 Marital status] {{XLSlink}}|access-date=31 August 2008}}</ref> Abram's 4,037 households included 27.2% one-person, 40.0% married couples living together, 9.5% were [[cohabitation|co-habiting]] couples, and 12.5% single parents with their children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004|work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks20--household-composition.xls KS20 Household composition] {{XLSlink}}|access-date=31 August 2008}}</ref> Of those aged 16–74, 42.2% had no [[National Qualifications Framework|academic qualifications]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152|date=22 July 2004|work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks13--qualifications-and-students.xls KS13 Qualifications and students] {{XLSlink}}|access-date=5 August 2008}}</ref>
At the 2001 UK census, 84.7% of Abram's residents reported themselves as being Christian, 0.9% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist and 0.1% Sikh. The census recorded 6.5% as having no religion, 0.1% had an alternative religion and 7.5% did not state their religion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004|work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks07--religion.xls KS07 Religion] {{XLSlink}}|access-date=5 August 2008}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="border:0px;text-align:center;line-height:120%;" |+[[Population growth]] in Abram since 1901 |- ! Year ! 1901 ! 1911 ! 1921 ! 1931 ! 1939 ! 1951 ! 1961 ! 1971 ! 1981 ! 1991 ! 2001 |- Align="center" ! Population | 6,306 | 6,893 | 6,853 | 6,660 | 5,761 | 6,284 | 6,004 | 6,475 | 12,423 | 11,428 | 9,855 |- | colspan="13" style="text-align:center;"|Urban District 1901–1971<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10136957&c_id=10001043&add=N |title=Abram Urban District |publisher=Vision of Britain |access-date=14 December 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026091937/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP |archive-date=26 October 2012 }}</ref> {{•}} Urban Subdivision 1981–2001<ref>{{Cite journal |title=1981 Key Statistics for Urban Areas: The North Table 1 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |year=1981 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/greater_manchester_urban_area.asp |title=Greater Manchester Urban Area 1991 Census |publisher=National Statistics |access-date=24 July 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205014453/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/greater_manchester_urban_area.asp |archive-date=5 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=24 July 2008 |date=22 July 2004|journal=Ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks01-usual-resident-population.xls KS01 Usual resident population] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref> |}
==Landmarks== [[File:St John's Church, Abram.jpg|thumb|right|[[St John the Evangelist's Church, Abram|St John's Church]] in Abram was constructed 1935–37, and is one of the [[List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916-44)|works by Austin and Paley]].]]
The parish [[St John the Evangelist's Church, Abram|church of St John]] in Abram was constructed in 1935–1937, and is one of the [[List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916-44)|works by Austin and Paley]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Pollard|Pevsner|2006|p=121}}</ref> There are two [[listed building]]s in the village, both of which are Grade II;<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Listed Buildings in Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |publisher=Wigan Metropolitan Borough Coulcil |url=http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B1128631-6DE1-4EC3-8669-85CA2ADD2BA9/0/ListedBuildings191Kb.pdf |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327151839/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B1128631-6DE1-4EC3-8669-85CA2ADD2BA9/0/ListedBuildings191Kb.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2009}} Retrieved on 20 December 2008.</ref> they are Brookside farmhouse, dating from the early-18th century,<ref>{{NHLE |num=1356250 |desc=Brookside farmhouse, Abram |accessdate=20 December 2008}}</ref> and a mid-18th century detached house on Warrington Road.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1228636 |desc=126 Warrington Road |accessdate=20 December 2008}}</ref>
==Transport== [[Public transport]] in Abram is co-ordinated by [[Transport for Greater Manchester]]. [[A roads in Great Britain|A roads]] link Abram with other settlements, including the [[A573 road]] which bisects the town from north to south, and connects it to Wigan and [[Golborne]]. The [[M6 motorway]] runs to the southwest of the area, near [[Ashton in Makerfield]], and is accessed via the [[A58 road|A58]] at junction 24 of the M6.<ref name="WiganSouthBusMap">{{Cite web |title=Network Maps: Wigan South |url=http://www.gmpte.com/pdfmaps/network/wigan_south.pdf |access-date=17 December 2008 |publisher=gmpte.com |author=Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive |author-link=Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive |date=30 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118122551/http://www.gmpte.com/pdfmaps/network/wigan_south.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2008 |url-status = dead }}</ref> [[File:Bickershaw & Abram Station 1796480 c68d07a7.jpg|thumb|right|Bickershaw & Abram Station in 1962]] [[Bickershaw and Abram railway station]] was a station on the now closed Wigan Central to Glazebrook line. It opened along with six other stations on 1 April 1884. It closed on 2 November 1964.
There are frequent buses running through Abram with services to a variety of destinations in Greater Manchester, including services to Wigan, Leigh and Manchester.<ref name="WiganSouthBusMap"/>
The [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]] passes Abram to the southwest.<ref name="WiganSouthBusMap"/>
==Culture and community== {{See also|List of schools in Wigan}} [[Image:Abram Bryn Gate CP School.jpg|thumb|right|Abram Bryn Gates Primary School is one of two [[primary school]]s in the village. It lies in the Bryn Gates area of Abram.]] The village has historic associations with traditional [[morris dance|Morris dancing]] and is home to Abram Morris Dancers. A plot of land by Park Lane in the southwest of Abram is known as the Morris Dancers' ground,<ref name="British history"/> and is popularly supposed to be held by the Abram Morris Dancers on condition that a Morris dance be celebrated there once every 20 years.<ref name="British history"/> The Abram Circle is a dance native to Abram and is "renowned to morris dancers".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/CommunityLiving/Townships/Hindley/ |author=Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |publisher=wigan.gov.uk |access-date=16 December 2008 |title=Hindley Abram Township |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905185344/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/CommunityLiving/Townships/Hindley/ |archive-date=5 September 2008 }}</ref> The Abram Morris Dancers' logo appears on the boundary signs for the village.
Abram has one main [[primary school]]: St John's Church of England Primary School.<ref>{{cite web |title=St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram - GOV.UK |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141641 |website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |access-date=5 February 2024 |ref=St John’s Church of England Primary School, Abram - GOV.UK. (n.d.). Get-Information-Schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved February 5, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==Notable people== [[John Elisha Grimshaw]] was an Abram-born recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the British and Commonwealth forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/middlese.htm |publisher=victoriacross.org.uk |access-date=16 December 2008 |title=Grave location for holders of the Victoria Cross in the county of : Middlesex |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820023919/http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/middlese.htm |archive-date=20 August 2008}}</ref>
[[Jenny Meadows]] is a British athlete. She attended Abram C of E Primary School on Simpkin Street and still lives in Abram today. Her main event is the 800 m, where she was European Indoor Champion in 2011.
[[Mick Burke (mountaineer)|Mick Burke]] was a well-known mountaineer and rescuer who lived in Abram. He lost his life on Mount Everest in 1975 whilst working as a cameraman for the BBC.
==See also== {{portal|Greater Manchester}} *[[Listed buildings in Abram, Greater Manchester]] *[[List of mining disasters in Lancashire]]
==References==
===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Bibliography=== {{refbegin}} *{{Cite book |last1=Brownbill|first1=John|first2=William|last2=Farrer|title=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41389|publisher=Victoria County History|year=1911|isbn=978-0-7129-1055-2 }} *{{Cite book |last=Griffiths|first=Trevor|title=The Lancashire Working Classes C.1880-1930|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UvwePR8kZP8C&q=Maypole+colliery+explosion&pg=PA275|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2001|isbn=978-0-19-924738-7 }} *{{Cite book | last1 =Pollard| first1 =Richard | first2 =Nikolaus| last2 =Pevsner| author-link2 =Nikolaus Pevsner | title =The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West | publisher =[[Yale University Press]] | year=2006 | location =New Haven & London | isbn =0-300-10910-5 }} {{refend}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.abramchurch.co.uk/ www.abramchurch.co.uk], website of Abram St John the Evangelist Parish Church. *[http://www.abram-morris-dancers.org.uk/ www.abram-morris-dancers.org.uk], website of the Abram Morris Dancers, with a history of the Abram Morris Dancers Ground.
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