Hindley Green is a residential and former industrial neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, within Greater Manchester and historically part of Lancashire. It grew up around 19th‑century coal mining and small-scale industry, and traces of that heritage remain in the local street pattern and community memory even as the area has become largely suburban with pockets of green space and allotments.
The ward today feels like a village on the edge of town, with local shops, schools, churches and active community groups shaping everyday life. While employment patterns have shifted away from heavy industry, the area retains a working‑class identity and close‑knit social networks, and it benefits from relatively easy access to nearby urban centres and surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Hindley Green
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Liverpool 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Birkenhead 23 miles37 km
- Preston 18.4 miles29.5 km
- Oldham 18.6 miles29.9 km
- St. Helens 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Wigan 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Warrington 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Burnley 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Blackburn 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Bolton 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Stockport 18.1 miles29.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Hindley Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Bickershaw Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Leigh West Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Westhoughton South Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Abram Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Platt Bridge and Abram Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Westhoughton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Leigh Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Atherton South & Lilford Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Atherton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Ince-in-Makerfield Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bamfurlong Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Hindley Green
WN2 4NS, WN2 4QS, WN2 4QB, WN2 4EU, WN2 4NZ, WN2 3XR, WN7 5PU, WN7 5DA, WN2 4QP … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 18 miles28.9 km
- Hindley Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Daisy Hill Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
Hotels near Hindley Green Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Kirkfield Hotel 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Kings Arms Hotel 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Holiday Inn Haydock M6 Jct23 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Novotel Manchester West 3 7 miles11.3 km
- B&B Hotel Warrington 3 7 miles11.3 km
Schools in Hindley Green
- Hindley Green Community Primary School Primary
- Oakfield High School and College Special
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green Primary
- St John's C of E Primary School, Hindley Green Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 4 miles6.4 km
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- DW Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 6.2 miles10 km
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 9.2 miles14.9 km
- School Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 11 miles17.8 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Lathom House Estate 11.3 miles18.1 km