Hindley sits within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, historically part of Lancashire. The town expanded rapidly during the 19th century with coal mining and textile mills, and that industrial past is still visible in rows of Victorian terraces and local heritage buildings.
Today it is largely residential with a compact high street, community clubs and local sports teams, and a strong sense of local identity rooted in its mining past. Regular rail services provide links into Wigan and Manchester, while nearby parks and green spaces offer a quieter contrast to the former industrial landscape.
Postcode districts covering Hindley
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 15.2 miles
- Liverpool 16.5 miles
- Birkenhead 22.5 miles
- Preston 17.3 miles
- Oldham 19.5 miles
- St. Helens 8.9 miles
- Wigan 2.7 miles
- Warrington 10.2 miles
- Burnley 22.3 miles
- Blackburn 15.6 miles
- Bolton 6.9 miles
- Stockport 19.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hindley Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Ince-in-Makerfield Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Hindley Green Ward 1.3 miles
- Ince Ward 1.4 miles
- Platt Bridge and Abram Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bickershaw Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Westhoughton South Ward 1.7 miles
- Abram Ward 1.7 miles
- Leigh West Ward 2.3 miles
- Aspull Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bamfurlong Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Westhoughton Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Hindley
WN2 4JJ, WN2 3LW, WN2 2SQ, WN2 3DR, WN2 3PU, WN2 3BX, WN2 4JT, WN2 3EN, WN2 3QU … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 17.6 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 18 miles
- Hindley Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Ince Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Hindley Ad
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals 3 3.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 4.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 3.7 miles
- Mercure Wigan Oak Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- OYO New Charles Dickens Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Mercure Haydock Hotel 3.5 5.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Haydock 4 4.7 miles
- Premier Inn Bolton 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Wigan Town Centre 3 2.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village, an IHG Hotel 3.7 miles
Schools in Hindley
- Castle Hill St Philip's C of E Primary School Primary
- Hindley All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- Hindley Junior and Infant School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley Primary
- St Peter's C of E Primary School, Hindley Primary
- The Parks School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 3.3 miles
- DW Stadium Stadium 3.3 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 4.4 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 6.6 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles
- Lathom House Estate 10.1 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 10.5 miles
- School Stadium 10.6 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 11.4 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 11.9 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 12.2 miles