Wingates, Westhoughton

Name: Wingates
Address: Westhoughton, United Kingdom

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Wingates is a small settlement located in the town of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The name is believed to mean 'a gate for the wind', and it seems likely as this is in an exposed position above Westhoughton. It has also been known as Win-yate and Windyates. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies mainly along the A6 road between Blackrod and Walkden. ()

Coordinates: 53°33'42"N, 2°31'32"W

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Westhoughton United Kingdom

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Wingates – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Macron Stadium, Holy Trinity Church, St John the Baptist's Church, Hindley.

1.4 miN
Sport complex, Football, Arenas and stadiums
Macron Stadium, Horwich
35 min walk • The University of Bolton Stadium is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers F.C. in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. Opening in 1997, it was named the Reebok Stadium, after club sponsors Reebok.
2.6 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Horwich
68 min walk • Holy Trinity Church, commonly known as Horwich Parish Church, is a Grade II listed building in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Church of England parish church and part of the Deane deanery in the archdeaconry of Bolton, diocese of Manchester.
3 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St John the Baptist's Church, Tyldesley
77 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is in Market Place, Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, and diocese of Manchester.
2.8 miSW
Area
Hindley, Wigan
72 min walk • Hindley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Lying three miles east of Wigan it covers an area of 2,580 acres.
0.9 miS
City hall
Westhoughton Town Hall, Bolton
24 min walk • Westhoughton Mill or Rowe and Dunscough's Mill, in Mill Street in Westhoughton, near Bolton in the historic county of Lancashire, was the site of a Luddite arson attack in 1812.
2.5 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bolton
65 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Deane, is an Anglican parish church in Deane, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is a member of Deane deanery in the archdeaconry of Bolton, diocese of Manchester. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2 miSW
Nature, Forest
Borsdane Wood, Wigan
51 min walk • Borsdane Wood is an Ancient Semi Natural Woodland in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
3 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Peter's Church, Wigan
77 min walk • St Peter's Church is located on the junction of Atherton Road and Liverpool Road, Hindley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool.
1.3 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Middlebrook
34 min walk • Middlebrook is a locality that spans the boundaries of Horwich and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
2.9 miSE
Library
Atherton Library, Tyldesley
75 min walk • Atherton Town Hall is a municipal building in Bolton Road, Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Atherton Urban District Council, is now in use as a community hub and as a public library.
1.9 miS
Church
St James
49 min walk • St James' Church is in the Daisy Hill district of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Manchester and is part of the Deane deanery and Bolton archdeaconry.