Tonge with the Haulgh lies to the east of Bolton town centre in Greater Manchester and is primarily residential, with a mixture of Victorian terraces and later council and private housing. The neighbourhood has small local shopping parades, community centres and green corridors that follow the line of the River Croal, giving pockets of open space amid the urban streets.
The area’s development was shaped by Bolton’s 19th‑century textile and engineering industries, and you can still glimpse former mill architecture and the stone-built streets that reflect that history. Today it’s a socially mixed community with active local groups, churches and sports clubs, local retail and service jobs, and good bus links for commuting into Bolton and Manchester.
Postcode districts covering Tonge with the Haulgh
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 11 miles
- Liverpool 23.9 miles
- Preston 17.8 miles
- Oldham 13.1 miles
- St. Helens 16.3 miles
- Wigan 9.8 miles
- Warrington 15.3 miles
- Burnley 16 miles
- Blackburn 12.3 miles
- Bolton 1.2 miles
- Stockport 16 miles
- Salford 8.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Breightmet Ward 1 mile
- Halliwell Ward 1.1 miles
- Queens Park & Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Bolton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Great Lever Ward 1.6 miles
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever Ward 1.9 miles
- Rumworth Ward 1.9 miles
- Farnworth North Ward 2 miles
- Astley Bridge Ward 2.1 miles
- Bradshaw Ward 2.1 miles
- Little Lever Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ainsworth Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Tonge with the Haulgh
BL2 1AJ, BL2 6BF, BL2 6AA, BL2 2JQ, BL2 1PE, BL1 8FY, BL2 2SZ, BL2 2TA, BL2 2DP … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 16.8 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 25 miles
- Hall I' Th' Wood Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Bolton Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels near Tonge with the Haulgh Ad
- Kings Arms Hotel 2.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Bolton Centre 4 0.7 miles
- Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa 4 2.6 miles
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 6.7 miles
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 5.5 miles
- The Court House 3 0.7 miles
- Novotel Manchester West 3 5.8 miles
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 5.1 miles
- Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom 6.3 miles
- The Apartment No 2 the Old Red King Pub 4 5.4 miles
Schools in Tonge with the Haulgh
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Moorgate Primary School Primary
- St Stephen and All Martyrs' C of E School, Lever Bridge Primary
Local points of interest
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 0.9 miles
- School Stadium 3.2 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 4.8 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 6.5 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 6.9 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 8 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 8.5 miles
- Manchester Harbour 9 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 9.1 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 9.5 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 9.5 miles