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Westhoughton is a town and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is 15.5 miles (24.9 km) to the northwest of the city of Manchester, and 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Bolton.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Westhoughton was once a centre for mining, cotton-spinning and textile manufacture. However, today it is predominantly a residential town with a total population of 23,056.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Westhoughton was once a centre for mining, cotton-spinning and textile manufacture. However, today it is predominantly a residential town with a total population of 23,056.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westhoughton
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Coordinates: 53°32'51"N 2°31'8"W
- Warrington 16 km
- Metropolitan Borough of Stockport 21 km
- Huddersfield 46 km
- Doncaster 88 km
- Telford 91 km
- York 104 km
- Nottingham 104 km
- Walsall 106 km
- Sutton Coldfield 113 km
- Leicester 129 km
- Borsdane Woods 3.1 km
- Bolton Golf Club 4.1 km
- Middlebrook Retail & Leisure Park 4.1 km
- Haigh Lower Plantations 6.8 km
- Lower Rivington Reservoir 8.1 km
- Belmont Reservoir 11 km
- Chorley Golf Club 11 km
- Duxbury golf course 12 km
- Anglezarke Reservoir 12 km
- Duxbury woods 12 km