Public noticeboard for Wigan, located in England. This is a public notice board for Nottoboard users to post notices such as community events, news, things for sale, classes, assistance required & memorials are just a few ideas of notices that you can post! Wigan (/ˈwɪɡən/ WIG-ən) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, 16 miles (25.7 km) to the south-east, and Liverpool, 17 miles (27 km) to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town has a population of 107,732[1] and the wider borough of 330,714.[2] Wigan is part of the historic county of Lancashire.