| Tonge | |
|---|---|
 Thicketford Road | |
  Tonge Location within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SD733094 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOLTON |
| Postcode district | BL2 |
| Dialling code | 01204 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Tonge is an outlying area of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. The name is supposed to be derived from the Old English "tang" or "twang" meaning a fork in a river.[1] Tonge comprises two areas, namely Tonge Fold and Tonge Moor. Tonge Fold sits upon the River Tonge, a region of whose banks are a geological site of special scientific interest (SSSI).[2][3]
- ^ A Bolton website
- ^ "Tonge River Section citation sheet" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
- ^ "Map of River Tonge Section SSSI". Nature on the Map. Retrieved 27 October 2006.