Westhoughton

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Westhoughton
Coordinates 53 ° 33 ′  N , 2 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′  N , 2 ° 31 ′  W
OS National Grid SD6505
Westhoughton (England)
Westhoughton
Westhoughton
Residents 24,974 (as of 2011) 2011 United Kingdom census
administration
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

Web links

Commons : Westhoughton  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 .