Horwich by munki-boy
Horwich
Horwich is a former industrial town in northwest Bolton at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. In fact Horwich is almost like two towns, the old town to the west was centered around the parish church as Horwich Chapel is an old name for the town, which spread as far as Horwich Crown, and the later industrial town located towards Lostock to the east, which was built to house the workforce for the massive loco works and associated industries.
Horwich was also home to the cotton industry, particularly the bleaching proces to which it was particularly suited due to the many streams providing water for the bleaching process and water power until steam engines took over.
Horwich is still a town of two halves as the old section remains much the same and the role of the loco works has been taken over by the Middlebrook retail complex and surrounding business parks. Also home to the ever-popular Bolton Wanderers stadium.
Created: 13 August 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Mist, Mines and Ruins
Horwich
Shopping in Horwich
Middlebrook Horwich, Bolton
Middlebrook retail park
Co-op Food 567, Chorley New Road
Co-op Food supermarket
Co-op Food 75-81, Winter Hey Lane
Co-op Food supermarket
Asda 43-53, The Linkway
Asda supermarket
Aldi Mason Street, Horwich
Aldi supermarket
Tesco Extra Mansell Way, Middlebrook
Tesco Extra supermarket
Walks in Horwich
Local History around Horwich
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsRound Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke MoorRound cairn on Noon HillGidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington HallHeadless Cross, GrimefordThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchPike Stones chambered long cairnRound cairn 280m west of Old Harpers FarmRound cairn on Winter Hill.Lakes near Horwich
Wildlife in and Around Horwich
Mammals found in Horwich
There have been 38 species of mammals recorded in the horwich area.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Horwich
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the horwich area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) |
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Fish found in Horwich
There have been 20 species of fish recorded in the horwich area.
| Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Catfish (Silurus glanis) |
| Barbel (Barbus barbus) |
| Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
