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 miles
- Liverpool 20.3 miles
- Preston 17.3 miles
- Oldham 15.9 miles
- St. Helens 12.7 miles
- Wigan 6.3 miles
- Warrington 12.4 miles
- Burnley 19 miles
- Blackburn 13.7 miles
- Bolton 3.2 miles
- Stockport 17.1 miles
- Salford 9.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hulton Ward 1.1 miles
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor Ward 1.1 miles
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill Ward 1.3 miles
- Westhoughton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Wingates Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Rumworth Ward 1.7 miles
- Atherton Built-up area 2 miles
- Atherton North Ward 2 miles
- Westhoughton South Ward 2.3 miles
- Queens Park & Central Ward 2.5 miles
- Great Lever Ward 2.5 miles
- Smithills Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Hunger Hill
BL3 4SG, BL3 4RN, BL3 4SQ, BL3 4SD, BL3 4RJ, BL3 4RR, BL3 4SU, BL3 4SZ, BL3 4SJ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 16.6 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 21.5 miles
- Lostock Junction 1.1 miles
- Westhoughton Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Hunger Hill Ad
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals 3 2.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Bolton Centre 3.5 3 miles
- The Court House 3 2.9 miles
- OYO Unique Private Rooms - Bolton Central, Free Parking 1.8 miles
- Premier Inn Bolton 3 2.5 miles
- Premier Inn Bolton West 3 2.3 miles
- Novotel Manchester West Hotel 3 5.8 miles
- Britannia Hotel Bolton 3 0.6 miles
- OYO Unique Guestroom - Farnworth, Easy Access to Bolton 2.9 miles
- The Court House 2.9 miles
Local points of interest
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 2.5 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 2.7 miles
- School Stadium 6.7 miles
- DW Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 6.9 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 8.1 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 8.2 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 8.6 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 9.2 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 9.9 miles