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Atherton, Greater Manchester
Atherton
(pop. 20,300) is a town within the
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
, in
Greater Manchester
, England and
historically
a part of
Lancashire
. It is east of
Wigan
, north of
Leigh
, and northwest of
Manchester
. For about 300 years from the 17th century Atherton was referred to as Chowbent, which was frequently shortened to Bent, the town's old nickname.
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