[1] Historically in Lancashire, the area had a population of 15,849, reducing at the 2011 census to 11,264.

[2] Train services to Wigan, Manchester and Kirkby are available at the nearby Pemberton railway station.

The main road in the Winstanley area is the A571 (St.Helens to Wigan).

Winstanley was formerly a township in the parish of Wigan,[3] in 1866 Winstanley became a separate civil parish,[4] on 1 April 1924 the parish was abolished to form Billinge and Winstanley.

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