HORWICH PARISH

Introduction

Horwich is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Prior to 1974 in the historic county of Lancashire. It is 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Chorley, 5.8 miles (9.3 km) northwest of Bolton and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway passing close to the south and west. At the 2011 Census, Horwich had a population of 20,067. Horwich emerged in the Middle Ages as a hunting chase. Streams flowing from the moors were harnessed to provide power for bleachworks and other industry at the start of the Industrial Revolution. The textile industry became a major employer and after 1884 the construction of the railway works caused the population of the town to increase dramatically.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	1,424 hectares
Population	20,749 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	1,457 people/km²
Mean age	40.5
Ward	Horwich and Blackrod
District	Bolton
Postcodes	BL1, BL6
ONS ID	E04000002