Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Orrell within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Orrell, town and township (ry. sta. Orrell and Upholland), Wigan par., SW. Lancashire, near Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 3 m. W. of Wigan, 1618 ac., pop. 4299; P.O.; has coal mining, nail making, and cotton mfr.