Dobb Brow

Dobb Brow is a hamlet in Westhoughton, Bolton, England. Dobb Brow is situated nearby to the hamlet Hart Common, as well as near the town Westhoughton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tower of Church of St Bartholomew and Westhoughton Town Hall.

Tower of Church of St Bartholomew

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westhoughton Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westhoughton Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street, Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall is the meeting place of Westhoughton Town Council.

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 Westhoughton and Wingates.

Westhoughton

Town

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Wingates is a small settlement located in the town of Westhoughton, 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 Westhoughton.

Hindley

Town

Photo: Jhamez84, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 2 miles southwest of Dobb Brow.

Dobb Brow

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Westhoughton, Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.54529° or 53° 32′ 43″ north

Longitude

-2.53701° or 2° 32′ 13″ west

Elevation

302 feet (92 metres)

Open location code

9C5VGFW7+45

OpenStreetMap ID

node 370785027

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13267579

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Westhoughton Gospel Hall and St George’s CofE Primary School.

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