Standish

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Standish

Total population

13,278

Air quality index

23Good

WeatherAvg high 54.8°F

Coordinates53.59°, -2.66°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Standish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, near Junction 27 of the M6 motorway. The population of the town was 13,278 in the 2011 census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Catherine Ashton

British politician (born 1956)

Carley Stenson

British actress

Sonia

English pop singer

T

Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent

English nobleman

Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent

English nobleman and military commander of the Hundred Years' War

Eleanor Holland, Countess of Salisbury

English countess

John Finch

English martyr (1548-1584)

Lee Croft

British footballer (born 1985)

J

Joan Holland

English noblewoman

J

John Carleton

English rugby union footballer

N

Norman Dilworth

artist (1931–2023)

D

David Gaskell

English footballer (1940–2025)

A

Alan Johnson

English footballer, born 1971

A

Albert Valentine

Footballer (1907-1990)

Alianore Holland, Countess of March

English noble

A

Andy Ainscow

English footballer (born 1968)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Chorley
  4.8 mi away
• Wheelton
  7.2 mi away
• Leyland
  7.3 mi away
• Burscough
  7.6 mi away
• Ormskirk
  9.2 mi away
• Newton-le-Willows
  9.3 mi away
• Pleasington
  11.2 mi away
• Walkden
  11.7 mi away
• Kirkby
  11.7 mi away
• Kearsley
  12.2 mi away · pop. 14,212
• Prescot
  12.4 mi away
• Whiston
  12.8 mi away

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Recently spotted species

wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Seen 2026-06-18

Red-bellied Jumping Spider

Philaeus chrysops

Seen 2026-06-18

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-18

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-06-18

Drinker Moth

Euthrix potatoria

Seen 2026-06-18

nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Seen 2026-06-18

Striped Hawkmoth

Hyles livornica

Seen 2026-06-18

pineapple-weed

Matricaria discoidea

Seen 2026-06-18

orchard grass

Dactylis glomerata

Seen 2026-06-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers