Breightmet

Breightmet
St James Church
Breightmet Location within Greater Manchester
Population	13,584 (2011.ward)
OS grid reference	SD745095
Metropolitan borough	Bolton
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BOLTON
Postcode district	BL2
Dialling code	01204
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Bolton North East
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°34′52″N 2°23′10″W / 53.581°N 2.386°W / 53.581; -2.386

Breightmet /ˈbreɪtmət/ is a neighbourhood of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 13,584.^[1] Historically a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, it lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Bolton and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Bury.^[2]