Winter Hill transmitting station
The Winter Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site on Winter Hill, at the south eastern boundary of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England, and above Bolton. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Winter Hill and Rivington Pike.
Winter Hill
Peak
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Winter Hill is a hill on which the three boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton meet in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 1,496 feet high.
Rivington Pike
Scenic viewpoint
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Rivington Pike is a hill on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors at Rivington, Chorley in Lancashire, England. The nearest towns are Adlington and Horwich. Rivington Pike is situated 1¼ miles west of Winter Hill transmitting station.
Noon Hill
Peak
Noon Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 380 metres high.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont and Horwich.
Belmont
Village
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Belmont is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of North Turton, in the unitary authority area of Blackburn with Darwen, in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It is close to Darwen and has around 500 inhabitants.
Horwich
Town
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Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in the North-West of England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways. Horwich is situated 2½ miles southwest of Winter Hill transmitting station.
Barrow Bridge
Hamlet
Barrow Bridge is a model village in the north-west outskirts of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It was created in the Industrial Revolution but since the demolition of the mills is now a residential village. Barrow Bridge is situated 2½ miles southeast of Winter Hill transmitting station.
Winter Hill transmitting station
- Type: Tower
- Description: transmitting station in Lancashire, UK
- Categories: transmitter mast and transmitter station
- Location: Rivington, Chorley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Winter Hill transmitting station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “溫特希爾發射站”
- Slovenian: “oddajna postaja Winter Hill”
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