Horwich

Bolton is a large town in in northwest England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre, with an 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 Blackrod.

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.

Village
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is a town and civil parish situated within the in , England. Nestled in the historic county of , is approximately four miles northeast of and 6+1⁄2 miles west of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the , , England. Historically part of , it is located next to the village of . is situated 2½ miles southwest 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: “ہوریچ”
  • Volapük: “Horwich”
  • Welsh: “Horwich”

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