Westhoughton

Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in northwest England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre, with an industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton and railways.

Places of Interest

Highlights include University of Bolton Stadium and Daisy Hill railway station.

University of Bolton Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Mark Hammond, CC BY 2.0.

The Toughsheet Community Stadium is a football stadium in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, with an all-seated capacity of 28,001 Opening in 1997, it was originally named the Reebok Stadium, after club sponsors Reebok.Iyt initially had a capacity of 25.000.

Daisy Hill railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Daisy Hill railway station serves the Daisy Hill area of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the Manchester-Southport Line.

Westhoughton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westhoughton railway station is one of the two stations which serve the town of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, north-western England. The station is 15+1⁄2 miles north west of Manchester Piccadilly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hindley and Atherton.

Hindley

Town

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Hindley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is three miles east of Wigan and covers an area of 2,580 acres. Hindley is situated 2½ miles southwest of Westhoughton.

Atherton

Town

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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. Atherton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Westhoughton.

Westhoughton

Type: Locality
Location: Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.551° or 53° 33′ 4″ north

Longitude

-2.5278° or 2° 31′ 40″ west

Elevation

341 feet (104 metres)

Open location code

9C5VHF2C+9V

GeoNames ID

7300546

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