Westhoughton

Westhoughton
Westhoughton
	Westhoughton Town Hall, built 1903
	Westhoughton Location within Greater Manchester
Population	24,974 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SD6505
Civil parish	Westhoughton;
Metropolitan borough	Bolton;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bolton
Postcode district	BL5
Dialling code	01942
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Bolton West;
Website	Official website
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°32′56″N 2°31′44″W / 53.549°N 2.529°W

Westhoughton (/wɛstˈhɔːtən/ west-HAW-tən) is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England,^[1] 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Bolton, 5 miles (8 km) east of Wigan and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Manchester.^[2]

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Westhoughton was once a centre for coal mining, cotton-spinning and textile manufacture. It had a population of 24,974 at the 2011 Census.^[3]^[4]

Westhoughton incorporates several former villages and hamlets which have their own distinctive character, sports traditions and amenities, including Wingates, White Horse, Over Hulton, Four Gates, Chequerbent, Hunger Hill, Snydale, Hart Common, Marsh Brook, Daisy Hill and Dobb Brow.^[5]

^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Place Names T to W. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
^ AA Route Planner Archived 28 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed 29 May 2007.
^ Cite error: The named reference civilparish2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference civilparish2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Westhoughton Township Boundaries, GenUKI, archived from the original on 30 July 2010, retrieved 6 January 2012

[GM_Gazetteer-1] "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Place Names T to W. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2007.

[AAroute-2] AA Route Planner Archived 28 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed 29 May 2007.

[civilparish2011-3] Cite error: The named reference civilparish2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[civilparish2001-4] Cite error: The named reference civilparish2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Map-5] Westhoughton Township Boundaries, GenUKI, archived from the original on 30 July 2010, retrieved 6 January 2012

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Westhoughton
Westhoughton Town Hall, built 1903
Westhoughton Location within Greater Manchester
Population	24,974 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SD6505
Civil parish	Westhoughton
Metropolitan borough	Bolton
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bolton
Postcode district	BL5
Dialling code	01942

Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Bolton West
Website	Official website
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°32′56″N 2°31′44″W / 53.549°N 2.529°W / 53.549; -2.529