Bold
Parish in St. Helens, England
| Coordinates: | 53.411, -2.703 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 53 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01744 (St Helens) |
Bold is a small civil parish on the eastern edge of St Helens in Merseyside, historically part of Lancashire. The area feels more rural than urban, with farmland, scattered housing and the landscaped remnants of the old estate centred on Bold Hall, giving a quieter contrast to the nearby town centres.
Its character has been shaped by an industrial past - coal mining and related works dominated in the 19th and 20th centuries - but many former industrial sites have been reclaimed or redeveloped into business parks and green space, so the parish now mixes traces of heritage with modern commuting links into the wider Liverpool-Manchester corridor. Local identity is tied to that history and to neighbouring communities, yet the parish retains a distinctly semi-rural feel.
Postcode districts covering Bold
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Liverpool 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Birkenhead 14.9 miles23.9 km
- St. Helens 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wigan 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Warrington 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Bolton 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Stockport 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Salford 18 miles29 km
- Southport 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Chester 17 miles27.3 km
- Chester Castle 17.4 miles27.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Bold & Lea Green Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Sutton South East Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Farnworth Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Sutton North West Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Birchfield Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Rainhill Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Parr Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Great Sankey Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Burtonwood Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Burtonwood and Westbrook Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Halton View Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Bold
WA9 4ZN, WA8 3TR, WA9 4TZ, WA9 4LR, WA9 4WQ, WA9 4QN, WA8 3XE, WA9 4XA, WA9 4UT … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 8.1 miles13 km
- Manchester Airport 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Lea Green Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- St Helens Junction Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
Hotels near Bold Ad
- The Kirkfield Hotel 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Parrs Bank Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Mercure St Helens 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Rainhill Hall 2 miles3.3 km
- Gulliver's Hotel 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Ibis Styles Haydock 3 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Village Hotel Liverpool 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Widnes Halton Everglades Park Hotel 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Holiday Inn Haydock M6 Jct23 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Cat & Lion Country Pub and Hotel 7.2 miles11.6 km
Local points of interest
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- DW Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Arley Hall Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Anfield Stadium 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Aintree Racecourse Recreation 11 miles17.7 km
- Goodison Park Stadium 11 miles17.8 km
- Marbury Hall Estate 11.2 miles18.1 km
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Lathom House Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 12 miles19.2 km