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{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.5519|-2.6142|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Whelley
| metropolitan_borough     = [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan]]
| metropolitan_county      = [[Greater Manchester]]
| region                   = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [[Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigan]]
| post_town                = WIGAN
| postcode_district        = WN1
| postcode_area            = WN
| dial_code                = 01942
| os_grid_reference        = SD594063
| population               = 10,209
| population_ref           = (2001 Census)
| static_image             =
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'''Whelley''' is an area of northeast [[Wigan]], [[Greater Manchester]], England.<ref name="OS108">{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 108 ''Liverpool (Southport & Wigan)''|ISBN= 9780319228388 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2010}}</ref> [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[Lancashire]], it is mainly a [[residential]] area, between New Springs and Scholes.
In Whelley, there is Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cannon Sharples Primary School|url=http://www.canonsharples.wigan.sch.uk|website=www.canonsharples.wigan.sch.uk|accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref> [[St Stephen's Church, Whelley|St Stephen's Church]] and a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] club.
Whelley also had its own (non-acute) hospital which specialised in rehabilitation of the elderly, and was part of the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust.<ref>{{cite news|title=Whelley hospital to close|url=http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/whelley-hospital-to-close-1-168138|accessdate=16 April 2016|work=Wigan Today|date=31 January 2007}}</ref> The hospital closed in 2009 and was demolished in late 2010. The site is currently being developed with numerous houses, flats and bungalows.
In terms of local elections, Whelley is grouped with New Springs and Aspull, and is consistently a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] supporting area, as with the majority of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan]].
[[Riley's Gym]], popularly known as "the Snake Pit", was established in the area in 1948 by professional catch wrestler [[Billy Riley]]. It later moved to [[Aspull]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-13 |title=Exhibition to commemorate Leigh moulder who had a worldwide influence in wrestling |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24250085.exhibition-celebrate-leigh-wrestler-billy-riley-leigh-town-hall/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The Bolton News |language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of mining disasters in Lancashire]]
==References==
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{{Areas of Wigan}}
[[Category:Areas of Wigan]]
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