Wigan …from Roman times to present day. Market Place Wigan has a fantastic history.From Coccium in Roman times through toThe Domesday periodEnglish Civil WarIndustrial RevolutionTwo World Warsto the present day.We will eventually cover all these areas including Famous Wiganers Before the Romans.Bronze Age. Wigan history begins with:Prehistoric WiganRomans in WiganKing Arthur and WiganAnglo Saxons and Vikings in WiganThe beginning of LancashireThe Norman Conquest and Roger de PoitouHenry I and Mathilda and StephenThe beginning of Haigh Halland much more to come… Many thanks for their assistance in researching the information for the site goes to my fellow Wigan Peers, LollyNordicCadfael