Atherton
Atherton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, historically part of Lancashire. It is 5 miles south of Bolton, 7 miles east of Wigan, and 10 miles northwest of Manchester.
- Town with about 22,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 200 feet (60 metres)
- …is also known as “Atherton, Greater Manchester”
- Description: town in Greater Manchester, England
Places of Interest
Discover St John the Baptist’s Church, Atherton and Chowbent Unitarian Chapel.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Atherton
St John the Baptist's Church is in Market Place, Atherton, Greater Manchester, England.
Chowbent Unitarian Chapel
Chowbent Chapel is an active Unitarian place of worship in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England.
Atherton railway station
Atherton railway station serves the town of Atherton, Greater Manchester, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyldesley and Over Hulton.
Tyldesley
Tyldesley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.
Bedford
Bedford is a suburb of Leigh, in the Wigan district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England.
2 miles south of Atherton
Atherton
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Latitude
53.52497° or 53° 31′ 30″ north
Longitude
-2.49058° or 2° 29′ 26″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB ATR
Open location code
9C5VGGF5+XQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Atherton” goes by many names.
أثرتونArabic
أثرتون (مانشستر الكبرى)Arabic
AthertonAsturian
AthertonBasque
Atherton (Manchester Handia)Basque
АтэртанBelarusian
আথেরটনBengali
AthertonCebuano
阿特尔顿Chinese
阿特爾頓Chinese
阿瑟顿Chinese
AthertonDutch
આથર્ટનGujarati
אתרטוןHebrew
AthertonIrish
Atherton, Manchain MhórIrish
AthertonItalian
アザ―トンJapanese
アサートンJapanese
ಅಥರ್ಟನ್Kannada
애서턴Korean
AthertonLadin
AthertonasLithuanian
AthertonNorwegian Bokmål
AthertonNorwegian Nynorsk
آترتون گریتر منچسترPersian
AthertonPolish
Atherton (Greater Manchester)Polish
АтертонRussian
آترتون قریتر منچسترSouth Azerbaijani
AthertonSwedish
Atherton, Greater ManchesterSwedish
அத்தேர்ட்டோன்Tamil
అతేర్టన్Telugu
ایتھرٹن، گریٹر مانچسٹرUrdu
AthertonWelsh
Atherton, Manceinion FwyafWelsh
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