Standish, Greater Manchester
| Standish | |
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St Wilfrid's Church and the Standing Plates, commemorating coal mining, the Mayflower, and the Owl and the Rat (not visible) | |
Standish Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Area | 5.1 sq mi (13 km2) |
| Population | 13,278 |
| • Density | 2,604/sq mi (1,005/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SD560102 |
| • London | 179 mi (288 km) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGAN |
| Postcode district | WN1 WN6 |
| Dialling code | 01257 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Standish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, near Junction 27 of the M6 motorway. The population of the town was 13,278 in the 2011 census.
Formed around a crossroads, the town has grown as urban expansion between Manchester and Liverpool extends outwards. St Wilfrid's Church is a Grade I listed parish church.