Westhoughton is a Town in the county of Greater Manchester.
Westhoughton postcode: BL5
There are great places to visit near Westhoughton including some great towns, hills, ancient sites, round cairns, hiking areas, old mines, ruins, historic sites, lakes, historic monuments, rivers and streams, woodlands, geological features, nature reserves, villages, historic buildings, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.
Westhoughton has some unmissable towns nearby like Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
The area around Westhoughton boasts some of the best hills including Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
Ancient Sites to visit near Westhoughton include Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.
Westhoughton has some unmissable round cairns nearby like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, Burnt Edge, and Turton Moor are great places to visit near Westhoughton if you like hiking areas.
Westhoughton's best nearby old mines can be found at Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), and Prospect (ruin).
There are a several good ruins in the Westhoughton area like Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, Ouzel Hall (site of), Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), Prospect (ruin), Rivington Moor Bell Pits (ruin), and Burnt Edge Colliery (ruin).
There are a several good historic sites in the Westhoughton area like Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
Don't miss Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Westhoughton.
Westhoughton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Westhoughton area like Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.
Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood are some of Westhoughton best woodlands to visit near Westhoughton.
There are a number of geological features near Westhoughton including Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
The area around Westhoughton features a number of interesting nature reserves including Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash.
The area around Westhoughton boasts some of the best villages including Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish.
Historic Buildings to visit near Westhoughton include Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate.
The area around Westhoughton features a number of interesting country parks including Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park.
Roscow Clough Waterfall, Smithills Hall Park Waterfall, Langshaw Ford Weir, Raveden Clough Waterfall, Raveden Plantation Waterfall, Yarrow Reservoir Overflow Cascade, and Upper Rivington Reservoir Yarrow Outflow are great places to visit near Westhoughton if you like waterfalls.
Places near Westhoughton feature a number of interesting events including Rivington Pike Easter.
Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park are some of Westhoughton best bluebell woods to visit near Westhoughton.
The area close to Westhoughton boasts some of the best sssis including Nob End SSSI.
Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park are great places to visit near Westhoughton if you like parks.
Westhoughton has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
Westhoughton has some unmissable gardens nearby like The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
Canals to visit near Westhoughton include Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal at Prestolee, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Haigh, Top Lock at Wigan, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Crooke, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Shevington, Rochdale Canal Western Section, and Bridgewater Canal.
Westhoughton's best nearby cities can be found at Salford, and Manchester.
There are a number of museums near Westhoughton including Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and The Imperial War Museum Salford.
Disused Railway Lines to visit near Westhoughton include The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.
Westhoughton is near some unmissable moated sites like Wigan Golf Club,
Places near Westhoughton feature a number of interesting airports including Manchester Airport.
Westhoughton History
There are some historic monuments around Westhoughton:
Places to see near Westhoughton
History of Westhoughton
The people of Westhoughton are sometimes known as “Howfeners” (from Houghton) or “Keawy-eds” (cow heads) or “Keawyedners” (a combination of the two), and the town is known as “Keawyed City”. Supposed folklore (“re-invented” in the Edwardian period) describes a farmer who found his cow with its head stuck in a five barred gate, and, rather than damage the gate, cut the cow’s head off, as the cow cost less than the gate. The village of Tideswell in Derbyshire shares this same legend.
Lakes near Westhoughton
Canals near Westhoughton
Rivers near Westhoughton
Shopping in Westhoughton
Costcutter Church Street, Wingates
Costcutter supermarket
ALDI 29, Bolton Road
ALDI supermarket
Welcome 34-40, Market Street
Welcome supermarket
Gee Tees Edward Street, Westhoughton
Gee Tees supermarket
Sainsbury's Cricketers Way, Westhoughton
Sainsbury's supermarket
Sainsbury's Cricketers Way, Westhoughton
Sainsbury's supermarket
Lidl The Fairways, Dobb Brow
Lidl supermarket
