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Westhoughton is a town in Lancashire. Once a centre for mining, cotton-spinning and textile manufacture, today the town is predominantly residential. From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, the town was the basis of Westhoughton urban district. Westhoughton Town Hall (1903) is in the Renaissance style. A plaque to commemorate the life of the locally-born actor Robert Shaw is outside the town hall. The town is within the council area of Bolton.
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.548913,-2.5227376
Grid Reference: SD654059
Police Area: Greater Manchester
Council Area: Bolton
Civil Parish: Westhoughton CP
Country: England
GBPNID: 49025
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Westhoughton,_Lancashire_49025
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Place Type: Town
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.548913,-2.5227376
Grid Reference: SD654059
Police Area: Greater Manchester
Council Area: Bolton
Civil Parish: Westhoughton CP
Country: England
GBPNID: 49025
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Westhoughton,_Lancashire_49025
Peruse Lancashire on Wikishire