Great Lever is a ward and suburb to the south‑east of Bolton town centre in Greater Manchester. Predominantly residential, it expanded in the 19th century to house workers for the local mills and industries, so the area is characterised by long terraces and compact streets alongside pockets of post‑war housing and small shopping parades.
The ward has a strong local identity with active community and sports clubs and a mixed socio‑economic profile, reflecting its working‑class roots and more recent change. Although much of the heavy industry has gone, traces remain in the built environment, and residents benefit from reasonable transport links into Bolton and ongoing local regeneration and community projects.
Postcode districts covering Great Lever
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 10.6 miles
- Liverpool 22.7 miles
- Preston 18.4 miles
- Oldham 13.5 miles
- St. Helens 14.9 miles
- Wigan 8.8 miles
- Warrington 13.7 miles
- Burnley 17.5 miles
- Blackburn 13.5 miles
- Bolton 2.1 miles
- Stockport 15.4 miles
- Salford 7.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Farnworth North Ward 0.9 miles
- Rumworth Ward 1 mile
- Queens Park & Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Farnworth Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Farnworth South Ward 1.4 miles
- Tonge with the Haulgh Ward 1.6 miles
- Halliwell Ward 1.8 miles
- Hulton Ward 1.8 miles
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever Ward 1.9 miles
- Bolton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Breightmet Ward 2.1 miles
- Little Hulton Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Great Lever
BL3 2NU, BL3 3BA, BL3 6QU, BL3 6EL, BL3 3EU, BL3 3DQ, BL3 2BR, BL3 3EL, BL3 2LH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 15.8 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 23.6 miles
- Bolton Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Moses Gate Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 9.7 miles
Hotels near Great Lever Ad
- Holiday Inn Bolton Centre 3.5 1.3 miles
- The Court House 3 1.1 miles
- OYO Unique Guestroom - Farnworth, Easy Access to Bolton 0.8 miles
- The Court House 1.1 miles
- OYO Unique Private Rooms - Bolton Central, Free Parking 1.1 miles
- Novotel Manchester West Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 3.4 miles
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals 3 4.5 miles
- Host & Stay | Thurstane Street 2.4 miles
- Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa 4 4 miles
Schools in Great Lever
- Bishop Bridgeman C of E Primary School Primary
- Bolton Islamic Girls School Independent - secondary
- Essa Academy Secondary
- Essa Primary Academy Primary
- Lever Edge Primary Academy Primary
- Ss Simon & Jude C of E Primary School, Bolton Primary
- St Michael's C of E Primary School, Great Lever Primary
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 1 mile
- School Stadium 4.2 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 5.6 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 6.1 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 6.9 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 7.5 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 8.3 miles
- Manchester Harbour 8.5 miles
- Old Trafford Stadium 8.9 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 9.1 miles