What is Bolton?
{{infobox UK place |country = England |metropolitan_county= [[Greater Manchester]] | population = | population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]) |official_name= Bolton |metropolitan_borough= [[Metropolitan Borough of Bolton|Bolton]] |region = North West England |constituency_westminster= [[Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton North East]] |constituency_westminster1= [[Bolton South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton South East]] |constituency_westminster2= [[Bolton West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton West]] |post_town= BOLTON |postcode_district = BL1-BL7 |postcode_area= BL |dial_code= 01204 |os_grid_reference= SD715095 |london_distance= |static_image_name=Bolton Town Hall.jpg |static_image_caption=<small>Bolton Town Hall</small> }} '''Bolton''' (called Bolton le moors in the past) is a [[town]] in the [[North West England|North West]] of [[England]]. It is to the north-west of [[Manchester]]. It is part of [[Greater Manchester]]. Bolton was part of [[Lancashire]] until the [[1970s]]. It was famous for its [[cotton]] industry. The former Bolton Institute of Higher Education became the University of Bolton in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|last=MacLeod|first=Donald|date=2004-04-27|title=Bolton Institute gets coveted university title|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/apr/27/highereducation.newuniversities19922012|access-date=2023-03-14|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Healthcare is mostly run by [[Bolton NHS Foundation Trust]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Commonscat}} {{multistub|geo|UK}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Bolton]]