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The Haunted Village of Orrell, Wigan. #wigan #wigantiktok #hauntedplaces #scaryplacestogo #abandonedplaces #haunted #ghoststories #creepystories #paranormal #urbanexploring

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The village of Orelin Wigan has been found in records dating back to the 12th century and was historically at the centre of the coal-manning industry. Its most famous ghost is of a highway man named George Marsh who infamously held up a Liverpool male coach and planned various robberies of local Wigan pubs before fleeing on horseback with accomplices. He was eventually caught aged 54, put on trial and hung at Lancaster Castle. His body, however, was returned to Orel and so the ghostly horseman is now seen in the dead of night. The area is also known to be haunted by various coal miners killed on their final shifts, forever wandering the night.