Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Pemberton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Pemberton, town and township with ry. sta., Wigan par., SW. Lancashire, 2½ miles W. of Wigan, 2894 ac., pop. 13,762; P.O., T.O.; has brickworks and cotton mills; coal mines are in the neighbourhood.