Hunger Hill is a small suburban locality on the southern outskirts of Bolton in Greater Manchester. It sits between the town centre and the rolling Pennine foothills and has largely developed from a former rural lane into a mainly residential neighbourhood with a handful of local shops and pubs.
The name is often said to recall older times of hardship or a roadside stopping point for travellers, and the area sits within the wider landscape shaped by Bolton’s industrial past - former mill towns and mining nearby - even if Hunger Hill today is mostly a commuter neighbourhood. Residents value its proximity to green spaces as well as decent road and bus links into Bolton and Manchester, and it retains a village‑scale community feel with local groups and amenities.
Postcode districts covering Hunger Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Liverpool 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Preston 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Oldham 15.9 miles25.6 km
- St. Helens 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Wigan 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Warrington 12.4 miles20 km
- Burnley 19 miles30.6 km
- Blackburn 13.7 miles22 km
- Bolton 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Stockport 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Salford 9.4 miles15.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Hulton Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Westhoughton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wingates Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Rumworth Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Atherton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Atherton North Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Westhoughton South Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Queens Park & Central Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Great Lever Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Smithills Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Hunger Hill
BL3 4SU, BL3 4SA, BL3 4SJ, BL3 4SQ, BL3 4RJ, BL3 4SH, BL3 4RH, BL3 4SF, BL3 4SD … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Lostock Junction 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Westhoughton Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Hunger Hill Ad
- Kings Arms Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 7 miles11.3 km
- Holiday Inn Bolton Centre 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Novotel Manchester West 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Bridge Hotel 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Court House 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
Local points of interest
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 2.5 miles4 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 2.7 miles4.3 km
- School Stadium 6.7 miles10.7 km
- DW Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles11 km
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 8.1 miles13 km
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Heaton Park Estate 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 9.9 miles15.9 km