Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Hindley within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Hindley, township and. sta., in par. and 2½ miles SE. of Wigan, SW. Lancashire, 2611 ac., pop. 14,715; P.O., T.O.; has extensive coal mines, and is a local government district.