Westhoughton
thumb|220px|Farmer cutting off the cow's head picture in the Waggon and Horses pub Westhoughton ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southwest of Bolton, east of Wigan and northwest of Manchester.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Westhoughton
- UK place.static_image_name
- Westhoughton Town Hall front.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Westhoughton Town Hall, built 1903
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD6505
- UK place.population
- 24,974
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Westhoughton
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Bolton
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- Bolton
Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Banastre Rebellion
- Civil War
- Industrial Revolution
- Governance
- Parliamentary representation
- Geography
- Demography
- Education
- Religion
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Media
- Notable residents
- Sport
- Freedom of the Parish
- Individuals
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|220px|Farmer cutting off the cow's head picture in the Waggon and Horses pub Westhoughton ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southwest of Bolton, east of Wigan and northwest of Manchester.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Westhoughton was once a centre for coal mining, cotton-spinning and textile manufacture. It had a population of 24,974 at the 2011 census.