Shevington
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Shevington is a small village, located in the north-west of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. It is located off Junction 27 of the M6 motorway.
Shevington lies approximately 4 miles from Wigan town centre. It is a civil parish with a population of 9,786 according to the 2001 census. There is a secondary school named Shevington High School, one of the highest regarded secondary schools in the borough. There are various primary schools located in and around the village; for example: Shevington Community Primary, St. Bernadettes (A Roman Catholic School), Shevington Vale, and Millbrook Primary School.
There are three churches and two vicarages located in Shevington, the oldest being St. Anne's church and its associated vicarage. Unusually, the primary school associated with St. Anne's church in Shevington is located in the neighbouring village of Standish Lower Ground. There is also Shevington Methodist Church and St. Bernadette's Church.
The Shevington community is served by a small concentration of commercial property, predominatly centered around one row of terraced shops in the centre of the village. Shevington is home to two Pharmacies, a Newsagent, Post Office, Late Shop, a branch of Greenalghs bakery, Florists, two or three Hairdressers, two Estate Agents, a Clinic, Doctors Surgery, and a Public House.
Shevington also has a public park, containing a war memorial to those lost during World War II, a Public Library and golf course.
Shevington is bordered primarily by the villages of Appley Bridge and Standish, but also has close links to the villages of Wrightington and Standish Lower Ground. Shevington also has an amateur rugby league team called Shevington Sharks which takes part in the North West Counties League.
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