Welcome to Visit Heaton, Greater Manchester Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Heaton, Greater Manchester
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Visiting Heaton, Greater Manchester Walkfo Preview Heaton is mostly a residential district of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It lies about 2 miles (3 km) north west of Bolton town centre. It is bounded by Deane to the south, Markland Hill to the west and Smithills and Halliwell to the north. When you visit Heaton, Greater Manchester, Walkfo brings Heaton, Greater Manchester places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Heaton, Greater Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Heaton, Greater Manchester
Visit Heaton, Greater Manchester – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 71 audio plaques & Heaton, Greater Manchester places for you to explore in the Heaton, Greater Manchester area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Heaton, Greater Manchester places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Heaton, Greater Manchester history
Heaton was created a township in the 12th century. It was in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Deane in the hundred of Salford. Its name derives from Old English heah and tun meaning enclosed ground on high land.
Heaton, Greater Manchester geography / climate
Heaton lies 2 miles (3 km) miles north west of Bolton on the lower south facing slopes of the West Pennine Moors. The township covered 1630 acres, its boundary is the River Croal to the south.
Why visit Heaton, Greater Manchester with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Heaton, Greater Manchester places with Walkfo Heaton, Greater Manchester to hear history at Heaton, Greater Manchester’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Heaton, Greater Manchester has 71 places to visit in our interactive Heaton, Greater Manchester map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Heaton, Greater Manchester, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Heaton, Greater Manchester places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Heaton, Greater Manchester & the surrounding areas.
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Best Heaton, Greater Manchester places to visit
Heaton, Greater Manchester has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Heaton, Greater Manchester’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Heaton, Greater Manchester’s information audio spots:
Eagley Brook Eagley Brook is a small river of Lancashire and Greater Manchester. It rises at the confluence of several smaller streams at Old Man’s Hill in the West Pennine Moors. The brook feeds Belmont Reservoir and passes the village of Belmont and collects several tributaries. It flows south, through Eagley near Bromley Cross, towards Astley Bridge, after which it joins Astley Brook to form the River Tonge.
Raikes Park Greyhound Stadium Raikes Park Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Bolton, Greater Manchester in north-west England. It is not to be confused with the Westhoughton Greyhound Track, which was another greyhound track in nearby West Houghton.
Holy Trinity Church, Bolton Holy Trinity Church, Bolton is a Grade II listed building. It was a Commissioners’ church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.
St Patrick’s Church, Bolton St Patrick’s Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1861 and is a Gothic Revival style building. It is situated on the corner of Great Moor Street and Johnson Street.
Derby Barracks, Bolton Derby Barracks is a former military installation in Fletcher Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is located in the centre of the city’s former military base.
Octagon Theatre, Bolton The Octagon Theatre is a producing theatre located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is located in the city of Bolton and is located on the outskirts of Manchester.
Bolton Town Hall Bolton Town Hall was built between 1866 and 1873 to designs by William Hill of Leeds and George Woodhouse of Bolton. The town hall was extended in the 1930s to the designs of Bradshaw, Gass and Hope. It has been designated a Grade II* listed building by English Heritage.
Bolton Market Hall Bolton Market Hall is a listed building in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The market hall and its integral ground-floor shops on Bridge Street, Corporation Street and Knowsley Street are included in the English Heritage listing.
Swan Lane Mills Swan Lane Mills is a former cotton mill complex in Bolton, Greater Manchester. All three mills were designed by Stott and Sons of Oldham. The double mill (Nos. 1 and 2) was the largest spinning mill in the world.
Royal Bolton Hospital The Royal Bolton Hospital is an acute general hospital in Farnworth, Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital is in the centre of Farnworth in Greater Manchester and Farnworth.
Visit Heaton, Greater Manchester plaques
13 plaques hereHeaton, Greater Manchester has 13 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Heaton, Greater Manchester plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Heaton, Greater Manchester using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Heaton, Greater Manchester plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Heaton, Greater Manchester audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Heaton, Greater Manchester allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Heaton, Greater Manchester’s 71 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Heaton, Greater Manchester freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Heaton, Greater Manchester Map App
Our visit Heaton, Greater Manchester map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Heaton, Greater Manchester & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Heaton, Greater Manchester tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Heaton, Greater Manchester centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Heaton, Greater Manchester area at LONG:-2.462, LAT:53.581.
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Things to do & visit in Heaton, Greater Manchester / surrounding areas
● Lostock Hall Gatehouse ● High Rid Reservoir ● Lostock, Bolton ● Lostock Junction Mills ● Hall i’ th’ Wood ● Eagley Brook ● Astley Brook ● Astley Bridge Mill ● Tonge, Bolton ● Sharples, Greater Manchester ● Astley Bridge ● Church of All Souls, Bolton ● Bolton WtE ● Burnden ● St Stephen and All Martyrs’ Church, Lever Bridge ● Bradshaw Brook ● Raikes Park Greyhound Stadium ● Burnden Park ● Burnden Park disaster ● Bolton TIC ● Sayers (bakery) ● Bolton Interchange ● Holy Trinity Church, Bolton ● St Patrick’s Church, Bolton ● St Peter’s Church, Bolton ● Great Lever ● Derby Barracks, Bolton ● Bolton Rural District ● Bolton ● Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
● Octagon Theatre, Bolton ● Ye Olde Man & Scythe ● Bolton Town Hall ● Storming of Bolton ● Bolton Museum ● 96.5 Bolton FM ● University of Bolton ● Top Storey Club ● County Borough of Bolton ● Bolton Market Hall ● Church of St George, Bolton ● Swan Lane Mills ● Bolton Lads and Girls Club ● Royal Bolton Hospital ● Bolton Royal Infirmary ● Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bolton ● Bolton Union Mill, Bolton ● Queen’s Park, Bolton ● Pike’s Lane ● Darul Uloom Bolton ● Horrocks Fold ● Smithills ● Dean Brook ● St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Deane ● Deane, Greater Manchester ● Rumworth ● Rumworth Lodge Reservoir ● Heaton, Greater Manchester ● St Margaret’s Church, Halliwell ● Bolton Steam Museum ● St Thomas’ Church, Halliwell ● Barrow Bridge, Bolton ● Moss Bank Park, Bolton ● Doffcocker ● Markland Hill ● Halliwell, Greater Manchester ● Fred Dibnah ● Smithills Hall ● Little Bolton Town Hall
Getting to / around Heaton, Greater Manchester – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Heaton, Greater Manchester using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Heaton, Greater Manchester places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Heaton, Greater Manchester Public Transport Stations
Heaton, Greater Manchester Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Lostock railway station
Chew Moor railway station
Hall i’ th’ Wood railway station
Bolton power stations
Darcy Lever railway station
Bolton bus station
Bolton Crook Street railway station
Bolton Great Moor Street railway station
Daubhill railway station
Rumworth and Daubhill railway station
Bank Street Unitarian Chapel
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Local Heaton, Greater Manchester historians & Heaton, Greater Manchester tour guides
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Visit Heaton, Greater Manchester places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Heaton, Greater Manchester places to visit. A unique way to experience Heaton, Greater Manchester’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Heaton, Greater Manchester as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Heaton, Greater Manchester places with Walkfo Heaton, Greater Manchester to hear history at Heaton, Greater Manchester’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Heaton, Greater Manchester has 71 places to visit in our interactive Heaton, Greater Manchester map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Heaton, Greater Manchester, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Heaton, Greater Manchester places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Heaton, Greater Manchester & the surrounding areas.
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