
(See Wigan for overview of the whole town)
Swinley is the neighbourhood immediately north of Central Wigan bounded by Spencer Road to the north, River Douglas to the east, Mesnes Park and Northway to the south and the West Coast Main Line to the west.
The parish church of Swinley is St Michael And All Angels.
Swinley includes the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary where several ancestors died in more recent years.
Colinfield Farm the home of Henry and Elizabeth Barton was located in Swinley.