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Show . A PIG AS THE PATRON. "Most Lancashire cyclists aro fa-miliur fa-miliur with Winwick, a village on the way .between Leigh and Wnr rjington, surrounded by good raids, and no doubt many of thoso wheelers wheel-ers have been struck with thu curious curi-ous effigy of a pig carved in the itwqr of Winwick church, pays Lon don Tit-Bits. It. is said that when tho church was being built a pig moved tho foundation stone threo times and at last allowed the stone to romain on thb spot wheio the church now stands. An ctllgy was theroforo placed in tho church tower. Tho words "Winwick," uttered with n nasal twang, resemble tho grunt of .i pig, ami this i salso said to give the village iU name. |