Hindsford

Hindsford
Hindsford is located in Greater Manchester
Hindsford
Hindsford
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD683023
• London170 mi (274 km) SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM46
Dialling code01942
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°31′02″N 2°28′43″W / 53.5173°N 2.4785°W / 53.5173; -2.4785

Hindsford is a suburb of Atherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated to the west of the Hindsford Brook, an ancient boundary between the townships of Atherton and Tyldesley cum Shakerley, and east of the Chanters Brook in the ancient parish of Leigh.