Winter Hill, Chorley

Name: Winter Hill
Address: Chorley, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Chorley

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Hill

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Winter Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in the historic county of Lancashire in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 1,496 feet high. Part of the West Pennine Moors, it is a popular walking area, and has been the site of mining activity, aeroplane disasters and murders. ()

Elevation: 1496 ftProminence: 715 ftCoordinates: 53°37'47"N, 2°30'57"W

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Chorley United Kingdom

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Winter Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rivington Pike, Dean Mills Reservoir, Winter Hill transmitting station, Noon Hill.

1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Rivington Pike, Horwich
33 min walk • Rivington Pike is a hill on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors at Rivington, Chorley in Lancashire, England. The nearest towns are Adlington and Horwich. The land and building are owned and managed by Chorley Council.
1.5 miSE
Lake
Dean Mills Reservoir, Bolton
37 min walk • Dean Mills Reservoir is a small water reservoir to the north of the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester located high on the slopes of Winter Hill. The reservoir was constructed above the village of Barrow Bridge by John and Robert Lord. “The Lord Brothers opened a mill there in the late 18th Century using Crompton's spinning mules.
~1510 ftS
Tower
Winter Hill transmitting station, Chorley
8 min walk • The Winter Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site on Winter Hill, at the southern boundary of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire and above Bolton. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
0.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Noon Hill, Chorley
21 min walk • Noon Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 380 metres high.