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Westhoughton

Westhoughton

Bolton is a large town in in the , 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways.
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  • Type: Town with 26,300 residents
  • Description: town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England
  • Also known as: “Westhoughton, Bolton” and “Westhoughton, Greater Manchester”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Westhoughton Town Hall and Tower of Church of St Bartholomew.

Town hall
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is a municipal building in Market Street, Westhoughton, , England. The town hall is the meeting place of Westhoughton Town Council.

Church
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Railway station
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is one of the two stations which serve the town of Westhoughton, in the , , north-western . The station is 15+1⁄2 miles north west of Manchester Piccadilly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wingates and Atherton.

Suburb
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement located in the town of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The name is believed to mean 'a gate for the wind', and it seems likely as this is in an exposed position above Westhoughton.

Town
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is a town in the in , England and historically part of . The town, including Hindsford, Howe Bridge and , is five miles south of , seven miles east of , and 10 miles northwest of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Westhoughton.

Suburb
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is a suburb of Westhoughton within the , in , England. Historically part of , it lies 3.5 miles south west of . is situated 2 miles east of Westhoughton.

Westhoughton

Latitude
53.55024° or 53° 33′ 1″ north
Longitude
-2.52261° or 2° 31′ 21″ west
Population
26,300
Elevation
351 feet (107 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WTG
Open location code
9C5VHF2G+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30138859
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2634387
Wiki­data ID
Q686319
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Westhoughton” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Westhoughton”
  • Basque: “Westhoughton”
  • Bengali: “ওয়েস্টথটন”
  • Bengali: “ওয়েস্টথোটন”
  • Catalan: “Westhoughton”
  • Cebuano: “Westhoughton”
  • Chinese: “威斯特霍頓”
  • Chinese: “威斯特霍顿”
  • Dutch: “Westhoughton”
  • French: “Westhoughton”
  • German: “Westhoughton”
  • Greek: “Γουέστχοτεν”
  • Gujarati: “વેસ્ટથોટન”
  • Gujarati: “વેસ્થ્રોટન”
  • Hebrew: “וסטהוטון”
  • Irish: “Westhoughton”
  • Italian: “Westhoughton”
  • Japanese: “ウェストホートン”
  • Kannada: “ವೆಸ್ಟ್ಹೌಟನ್”
  • Korean: “웨스트트루톤”
  • Korean: “웨스트호튼”
  • Ladin: “Westhoughton (Lancashire)”
  • Ladin: “Westhoughton”
  • Lithuanian: “Vesthautonas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Westhoughton”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Westhoughton”
  • Persian: “وستهوتون”
  • Polish: “Westhoughton”
  • Portuguese: “Westhoughton”
  • Romanian: “Westhoughton”
  • Russian: “Вестоутон”
  • Russian: “Уэстхоутон”
  • Silesian: “Westhoughton”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وستهوتون”
  • Spanish: “Westhoughton”
  • Swedish: “Westhoughton”
  • Tamil: “வெஸ்தோஉஃதன்”
  • Telugu: “వెస్ట్తోఘటన్”
  • Turkish: “Westhoughton”
  • Ukrainian: “Вестотон”
  • Urdu: “ویستھووگھٹن”
  • Welsh: “Westhoughton”

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