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| | ABOUT BILLINGE |
 | | Billinge is split administratively between St. Helens, who administer what was the old Township of Billinge Chapel End, and Wigan, who administer the old Townships of Billinge Higher End and Winstanley.This was part of the Local Government Reorganisation of 1974, before which there was the Urban Distrist Council of Billinge and Winstanley. |
| | This is known as the "Billinge Beacon" and reflects the time when a beacon would have been lit on the top of the hill to warn of the coming of the Spanish Armada in 1588, one of a chain of beacons along the coast of Britain. |
| | The most prominent feature of Billinge is the hill itself, locally known as "the lump", which can be readily seen from out at sea, because of the Lancashire Plain between the hill and the coast. |
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