Bryn, Greater Manchester

Bryn
Church of Our Lady Immaculate
Bryn Location within Greater Manchester
Population	11,662 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SD565005
Metropolitan borough	Wigan
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGAN[1]
Postcode district	WN4
Dialling code	01942
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Makerfield
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°29′56″N 2°39′25″W / 53.499°N 2.657°W / 53.499; -2.657

Bryn is a suburb of Ashton-in-Makerfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The population of the suburb at the 2011 census was 11,662.^[2] Served by Bryn railway station, Bryn is home to the Three Sisters Recreation Area which has been created from three large spoil tips which remain from Bryn's role in Lancashire's coal mining past.