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 miles
- Liverpool 18.7 miles
- Birkenhead 24.8 miles
- Preston 16.9 miles
- Oldham 17.6 miles
- St. Helens 11.2 miles
- Wigan 4.7 miles
- Warrington 11.6 miles
- Burnley 20.2 miles
- Blackburn 14.1 miles
- Bolton 4.7 miles
- Stockport 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wingates Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill Ward 0.5 miles
- Westhoughton Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Westhoughton South Ward 0.8 miles
- Hindley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Atherton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor Ward 2.2 miles
- Hindley Green Ward 2.2 miles
- Aspull Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Atherton North Ward 2.4 miles
- Hulton Ward 2.6 miles
- Horwich Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Westhoughton
BL5 2LF, BL5 3XA, BL5 2NP, BL5 2DE, BL5 3AB, BL5 3UB, BL5 3DT, BL5 3GE, BL5 2PH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 17.3 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 20.1 miles
- Westhoughton Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Daisy Hill Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Westhoughton Ad
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals 3 1.8 miles
- Premier Inn Bolton 3 1.9 miles
- Premier Inn Bolton West 3 2.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Bolton Centre 3.5 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 4.4 miles
- Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- The Bridge Inn Hotel 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 5.9 miles
- The Court House 3 4.6 miles
- Novotel Manchester West Hotel 3 6.9 miles
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 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 4.3 miles
- DW Stadium Stadium 5.2 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 5.2 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles
- School Stadium 8.3 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 9.5 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 9.7 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 9.8 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 10.8 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 11 miles