Horwich
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 34 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 19,312 (as of 2001 Census ) | ||
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| Post town | BOLTON | ||
| ZIP code section | BL6 | ||
| prefix | 01204 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | North West England | ||
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester | ||
| Metropolitan Borough | Bolton | ||
| Civil Parish | Horwich | ||
| British Parliament | Bolton West | ||
| Website: www.horwich.gov.uk | |||
Horwich is a city and a civil parish in metropolitan county Greater Manchester in England with 19,312 inhabitants.
geography
Horwich is in the North West England region , between Manchester and Preston . The place is located 8.5 km southeast of Chorley , 9.3 km northwest of Bolton and 32 km northwest of Manchester on the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors . The M61 motorway passes nearby to the south and west of Horwich.
Since April 1974 it has been administered by the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton .
Attractions
- Macron Stadium (formerly Reebok Stadium; home of the Bolton Wanderers )
- West Pennine Moors
sons and daughters of the town
- Paul Mariner (born 1953), football player
- Vernon Kay, actor
Web links
Commons : Horwich - collection of images, videos and audio files
