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Horwich

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 18,700 residents
  • Description: town in Greater Manchester
  • Also known as: “Horwich, Bolton” and “Horwich, Greater Manchester”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include University of Bolton Stadium and Holy Trinity Church.

Stadium
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The Toughsheet Community Stadium is a football stadium in Horwich, , , England. It is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, with an all-seated capacity of 28,723.

Church
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, commonly known as Horwich Parish Church, is a Grade II listed building in Church Street, Horwich, , . It is an active Church of England parish church in the Deanery of Bolton, the Archdeaconry of Bolton, and the Diocese of Manchester.

Railway station
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serves the towns of and Horwich, , England. It is 6.5 miles north west of Bolton railway station. It is just 1+1⁄4 miles from the town centre of Horwich - closer than station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middlebrook and Wingates.

Suburb
is a suburb that spans the boundaries of Horwich and in the , , England. The name is derived from the watercourse the Middle Brook which starts at , the mossland south of Horwich.

Suburb
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is a small settlement located in the town of , 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 . is situated 2½ miles south of Horwich.

Hamlet
is a model village in the north-west outskirts of in , England. It was created in the Industrial Revolution but since the demolition of the mills is now a residential village. is situated 3 miles east of Horwich.

Horwich

Latitude
53.59716° or 53° 35′ 50″ north
Longitude
-2.54692° or 2° 32′ 49″ west
Population
18,700
Elevation
443 feet (135 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB HIH
Open location code
9C5VHFW3+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 24950726
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2646542
Wiki­data ID
Q1630298
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Horwich” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Horwich”
  • Basque: “Horwich”
  • Bengali: “হরউইক”
  • Bengali: “হরউইচ”
  • Cebuano: “Horwich”
  • Chinese: “霍里奇”
  • Danish: “Horwich”
  • Dutch: “Horwich”
  • French: “Horwich”
  • German: “Horwich”
  • Greek: “Χόριτς”
  • Gujarati: “હોર્વિચ”
  • Irish: “Horwich”
  • Italian: “Horwich”
  • Japanese: “ホーイッチ”
  • Japanese: “ホーウィッチ”
  • Kannada: “ಹಾರ್ವಿಚ್”
  • Korean: “호르위치”
  • Korean: “호리치”
  • Korean: “호위치”
  • Ladin: “Horwich”
  • Lithuanian: “Horvičas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Horwich”
  • Persian: “هورویچ”
  • Polish: “Horwich”
  • Portuguese: “Horwich”
  • Romanian: “Horwich”
  • Russian: “Хорвич”
  • Russian: “Хорнвич”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هورویچ”
  • Spanish: “Horwich (Gran Mánchester)”
  • Spanish: “Horwich”
  • Swedish: “Horwich”
  • Tamil: “வாட்ஒர்த்”
  • Tamil: “ஹோரவிச்”
  • Telugu: “హర్విచ్”
  • Telugu: “హోర్విచ్”
  • Turkish: “Horwich”
  • Urdu: “ہورویچ”
  • Volapük: “Horwich”
  • Welsh: “Horwich”

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