Little Lever is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, historically part of Lancashire. It sits in the Irwell valley a few miles east of Bolton town centre, beside the River Irwell and close to Moses Gate Country Park, which gives the area an unexpected stretch of green space amid its former industrial landscape.
Once a 19th‑century mill and coal‑mining community with rows of workers’ terraces and chemical works, Little Lever has largely become a residential suburb with local shops, light industry and many commuters travelling to Bolton and Manchester. The town retains a strong local identity through community centres, churches and amateur sports clubs, and several former industrial sites have been redeveloped or softened by new housing and parkland.
Postcode districts covering Little Lever
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 8.9 miles
- Liverpool 24.8 miles
- Preston 19.9 miles
- Oldham 11.2 miles
- St. Helens 17 miles
- Wigan 11.2 miles
- Warrington 15 miles
- Burnley 16.6 miles
- Huddersfield 24.3 miles
- Blackburn 14.1 miles
- Bolton 3.4 miles
- Stockport 13.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever Ward 0.4 miles
- Radcliffe North & Ainsworth Ward 1.2 miles
- Breightmet Ward 1.5 miles
- Kearsley Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Radcliffe West Ward 1.6 miles
- Farnworth North Ward 1.8 miles
- Radcliffe Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Ainsworth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Farnworth Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Tonge with the Haulgh Ward 2.2 miles
- Radcliffe East Ward 2.2 miles
- Farnworth South Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Little Lever
BL3 1ES, BL3 1QH, BL3 1NN, BL3 1HN, BL3 1ER, BL3 1TB, BL3 1NZ, BL3 1QX, BL3 1LH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 15 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 25.4 miles
- Farnworth Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Kearsley Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 7.9 miles
Hotels near Little Lever Ad
- Kings Arms Hotel 1.9 miles
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 5 miles
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 4.1 miles
- Novotel Manchester West 3 4.4 miles
- The Apartment No 2 the Old Red King Pub 4 3.4 miles
- Hotel Football, Old Trafford, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel 4 7.8 miles
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 7.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Bolton Centre 4 2.7 miles
- Leven Manchester 4 8.1 miles
- Hello Hotel 3 4.2 miles
Schools in Little Lever
- Bowness Primary School Primary
- Ladywood School Special
- Little Lever School Secondary
- Masefield Primary School Primary
- Mytham Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's C of E Primary School, Little Lever Primary
- St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- School Stadium 2.2 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 2.6 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 3.3 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 4.4 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 4.7 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 6.5 miles
- Manchester Harbour 6.8 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 6.9 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 7.1 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 7.4 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 7.4 miles