Breightmet

Breightmet
St James Church
Breightmet is located in Greater Manchester
Breightmet
Breightmet
Location within Greater Manchester
Population13,584 (2011.ward)
OS grid referenceSD745095
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBOLTON
Postcode districtBL2
Dialling code01204
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°34′52″N 2°23′10″W / 53.581°N 2.386°W / 53.581; -2.386

Breightmet /ˈbrtmət/ is a neighbourhood of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 13,584.[1] Historically a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, it lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Bolton and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Bury.[2]

  1. ^ "Bolton Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911), "Breightmet", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5, British History Online, pp. 266–268, retrieved 27 November 2010