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 miles14.3 km
- Liverpool 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Preston 19.9 miles32 km
- Oldham 11.2 miles18 km
- St. Helens 17 miles27.3 km
- Wigan 11.2 miles18 km
- Warrington 15 miles24.2 km
- Burnley 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Huddersfield 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Blackburn 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Bolton 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Stockport 13.8 miles22.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Radcliffe North & Ainsworth Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Breightmet Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kearsley Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Radcliffe West Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Farnworth North Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Radcliffe Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Ainsworth Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Farnworth Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Tonge with the Haulgh Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Radcliffe East Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Farnworth South Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Little Lever
BL3 1BB, BL3 1QN, BL3 1LW, BL3 1RD, BL3 1XF, BL3 1FR, M26 3TT, BL3 1HQ, BL2 6RS … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 15 miles24.2 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 25.4 miles40.8 km
- Farnworth Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Kearsley Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 7.9 miles12.8 km
Hotels near Little Lever Ad
- Kings Arms Hotel 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 5 miles8.1 km
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Novotel Manchester West 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Hello Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Hotel Football, Old Trafford, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Apartment No 2 the Old Red King Pub 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Leven Manchester 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Stock Exchange Hotel 5 7.7 miles12.4 km
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 miles3.6 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 4.4 miles7 km
- Heaton Park Estate 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Manchester Harbour 6.8 miles11 km
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 6.9 miles11 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km