Bolton is a town located in Manchester, North West England. It owes its development to its production of textiles throughout history and was the global centre of cotton spinning until the 1980s. It lies ten miles away from the city of Manchester. The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton manages the schools in Bolton. These include Bolton Muslin Girls’ School, The Valley Primary School, Eden Boys’ School and Haslam Park Primary School. There are also special and alternative education schools including Firwood School and Thomasson Memorial School. The University of Bolton is located in the town and has been an official university since 2005. It educates around 9000 students every year. Other further education establishments include Bolton College, Bolton Six Form College and Bolton Wanderers Free School. The rate of unemployment in Bedford is at 3.5%. This is lower than the national average of England which is 7.6%.
Nearby Locations include:
- Harwood
- Belmont
- Bradshaw
- Horwich
- Westhoughton
- Ainsworth
- Egerton
- Farnworth
- Turton
- Lostock
- Kearsley
- Blackrod
- Little Lever
- Bromley Cross
- Edgworth
- Smithills
- Breightmet
- Wingates Industrial Estate
- Over Hulton
- Bradley Fold