Smithills Hall, Bolton

Name: Smithills Hall
Address: Smithills Dean Rd, Bolton, BL1 7NP, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1204 332377

#3 among attractions in Bolton

Top attraction, Museum, History museum

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Smithills Hall is a Grade I listed manor house, and a scheduled monument in Smithills, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the slopes of the West Pennine Moors above Bolton at a height of 500 feet, three miles north west of the town centre. It occupies a defensive site near the Astley and Raveden Brooks. One of the oldest manor houses in the north west of England, its oldest parts, including the great hall, date from the 15th century and it has been since been altered and extended particularly the west part. Parts of it were moated. The property is owned by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council and open to the public. ()

Built: XIV centuryCoordinates: 53°36'9"N, 2°27'20"W

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Smithills Dean RdBolton BL1 7NP United Kingdom

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+44 1204 332377

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Smithills Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bolton Steam Museum, Moss Bank Park, St Thomas' Church, Church of All Souls.

1.2 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Bolton Steam Museum, Bolton
31 min walk • Bolton Steam Museum is a museum in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which houses a variety of preserved steam engines. Based in the cotton store of the former Atlas Mill in Mornington Road, it is owned and run by the Northern Mill Engine Society.
0.6 miSW
Park
Moss Bank Park, Bolton
16 min walk • Moss Bank Park is a 34.25 hectares park in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of open space, woodland, gardens and other facilities. Moss Bank Park has been awarded the Green Flag Standard in 2008 and 2009.
0.9 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Thomas' Church, Bolton
22 min walk • St Thomas' Church is in Eskrick Street, Halliwell, a residential area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bolton, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice is united with those of five other local churches to form the Benefice of West Bolton.
1.1 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Church of All Souls, Bolton
28 min walk • The Church of All Souls is a redundant Anglican church in Astley Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Doffcocker, Bolton
29 min walk • Doffcocker is a mostly residential district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, lying about 3½ miles from the town centre on the northwest edge of the suburbs on the lower south facing slopes of the West Pennine Moors.
1.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Cox Green, Bolton
43 min walk • Cox Green is a settlement near to Bolton within the Egerton district of Greater Manchester. It is primarily a residential town.