Westhoughton
Westhoughton | ||
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Coordinates | 53 ° 33 ′ N , 2 ° 31 ′ W | |
OS National Grid | SD6505 | |
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Residents | 24,974 (as of 2011) 2011 United Kingdom census | |
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Post town | BOLTON | |
ZIP code section | ||
prefix | 01942 | |
Part of the country | England | |
region | North West England | |
Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester | |
Metropolitan Borough | Bolton | |
Westhoughton is a city in Greater Manchester , in the north-west of England . The city has about 24,000 inhabitants.
geography
The city of Westhoughton is located in the west of the city region of Manchester, about 10 miles from the city center. It is administered by the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton .
history
Pretoria Pit Disaster
On December 21, 1910, 344 miners were killed in a firedamp explosion . This event was the second worst mining disaster in England.
traffic
Train stations
- Westhoughton (north center)
- Daisy Hill (south center)
sons and daughters of the town
- Robert Shaw (1927–1978) actor, writer
- Francis Lee (* 1944) football player
- Maxine Peake (* 1974), film and theater actress
Web links
Commons : Westhoughton - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Wood: The Pretoria Pit Disaster. (No.3 Bank Pit, Hulton Colliery, Westhoughton) 21st of December 1910. In: The Parish of Westhoughton. Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks, May 2009, accessed December 20, 2014 .