| Bryn | |
|---|---|
 Church of Our Lady Immaculate | |
  Bryn Location withinGreater Manchester | |
| Population | 11,662 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD565005 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGAN[1] |
| Postcode district | WN4 |
| Dialling code | 01942 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
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Bryn is a suburb ofAshton-in-Makerfield in theMetropolitan Borough of Wigan inGreater Manchester, England. The population of the suburb at the2011 census was 11,662.[2] Served byBryn railway station, Bryn is home to theThree Sisters Recreation Area which has been created from three largespoil tips which remain from Bryn's role inLancashire's coal mining past.
The nameBryn is most likely derived fromCumbricbrïnn, meaning 'hill' (compare with modernWelsh:bryn).[3] Alternatively, the name may be derived directly from the Welsh equivalent, possibly reflectingWelsh settlement in the 12th century.[3] A third explanation is that the name is derived fromOld Englishbryne, 'burning, fire', suggestive of land cleared by burning.[3]
The formerBryn (or Brynne) Hall was the seat of the Gerard family beginning in the thirteenth century or earlier. It was a "safe house" for the English Roman Catholic martyr and saintEdmund Arrowsmith and his hand was reportedly preserved there after his execution. The house, dating to the fourteenth century, has now completely collapsed and remaining stones have been cleared.[4]
TheRoman Catholic parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel was founded in 1896. In 1902 the foundation stone of the church was laid by theBishop of Liverpool,Thomas Whiteside. The church, on Downall Green Road, opened on 21 October 1903. On 8 September 1955 the church was consecrated and theholy relics of two early Roman martyrs – Saints Speciosi andFructuosi, were placed in thealtar stone.[5]
TheUnitarian Park Lane Chapel in Wigan Road was built in 1697, though its congregation was founded in 1662.[6] It is the oldestNon-conformist chapel and congregation in the whole district. By the nineteenth century Park Lane was only one of nine non-conformist chapels in the heavily recusant area.[citation needed]
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