Westhoughton is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, sitting on the edge of the West Pennine Moors between Bolton and Wigan. It has a mixed suburban and semi‑rural character, with pockets of green space and good commuter links such as Daisy Hill railway station and easy road access into Manchester.
Once shaped by coal mining and Lancashire industry, the community still bears reminders of that past - most notably the memorial to the 1910 Pretoria Pit disaster. Nowadays Westhoughton is largely residential with local shops, sports clubs and community groups, some light industry and a strong local identity rooted in its industrial heritage.
Postcode districts covering Westhoughton
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Liverpool 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Birkenhead 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Preston 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Oldham 17.6 miles28.3 km
- St. Helens 11.2 miles18 km
- Wigan 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Warrington 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Burnley 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Blackburn 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Bolton 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Stockport 18.2 miles29.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Wingates Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Westhoughton Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Westhoughton South Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Hindley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Atherton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hindley Green Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Aspull Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Atherton North Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Hulton Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Horwich Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Westhoughton
BL5 3TD, BL5 2PE, BL5 2JX, BL5 3UD, BL5 2NU, BL5 2HR, BL5 3NY, BL5 3JQ, BL5 2EE … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Westhoughton Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Daisy Hill Railway Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
Hotels near Westhoughton Ad
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 1.9 miles3 km
- Kings Arms Hotel 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Bridge Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- The Kirkfield Hotel 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Novotel Manchester West 3 6.8 miles11 km
Schools in Westhoughton
- Eatock Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's C of E Primary School Primary
- St George's C of E Primary School Primary
- St James C of E Primary School, Daisy Hill Primary
- St Thomas C of E Primary School Primary
- The Gates Primary School Primary
- Washacre Primary Academy Primary
- Westhoughton High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 4.3 miles7 km
- DW Stadium Stadium 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles10.4 km
- School Stadium 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Heaton Park Estate 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 11 miles17.7 km