Silkash

Silkash is a residential area in Westhoughton, Bolton, England. Silkash is situated nearby to Hall Lee Bank Local Nature Reserve, as well as near Westhoughton High School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Westhoughton Town Hall and Westhoughton High School.

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 Town Hall is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Silkash.

Westhoughton High School

School

Westhoughton High School is an 11–16 mixed, community secondary school in Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, England. Westhoughton High School is situated 760 feet south of Silkash.

Westhoughton railway station

Railway station

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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. Westhoughton railway station is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Silkash.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westhoughton and Wingates.

Westhoughton

Town

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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

Suburb

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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.