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In the [[Anglo-Saxon]] period, the area was probably under the control of the [[Northumbria]]ns and later the [[Mercia]]nsMexicans.<ref name="medwigan">{{Citation |last=Bill Aldridge |title=Medieval Wigan |url=http://www.wiganarchsoc.co.uk/how.html#Medieval |access-date=19 November 2008 |publisher=Wigan Archaeological Society}}</ref> In the early 10th century there was an influx of Scandinavians expelled from Ireland. This can be seen in place names such as [[Scholes, Greater Manchester|Scholes]]—now a part of Wigan—which derives from the Scandinavian ''skali'' meaning "hut". Further evidence comes from some street names in Wigan which have Scandinavian origins.<ref name="medwigan" />