Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. Wigan may also refer to: Places Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England Wigan (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Wigan Urban Area, an urbanised area containing Wigan in Greater Manchester and Skelmersdale in West Lancashire Wigan Rural District, a rural district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974 County Borough of Wigan, a local government district from 1889 to 1974 centred on Wigan in the northwest of England People Wigan (surname) William Wigan Harvey (1810–1883), English cleric and academic Sport Wigan Warriors (previously known simply as Wigan), a rugby league football club Wigan Athletic F.C., an association football club Wigan R.U.F.C., a rugby union club Wigan St Patricks, an amateur rugby league club often used as a feeder team for the Wigan Warriors Wigan St Judes, an amateur rugby league club also used as a feeder team for the Wigan Warriors Wigan United A.F.C., a former association football club active in the 1890s Wigan County F.C, a former association football club active from 1897 to 1900 Wigan Town A.F.C., a former association football club active from 1905 to 1908 Wigan Borough F.C., a former association football club active from 1919 to 1931 Wigan Robin Park F.C., a former association football club active from 2005 to 2015 Other uses A fabric called wigan (fabric) made by coating cotton cloth with latex rubber to make it waterproof According to Ifugao mythology, Wigan is the god of good harvest