Where is BL1?

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BL1 spans the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. It contains the town of Bolton, as well as Astley Bridge, Halliwell, Heaton, Sharples, and Markland Hill. BL1 is 16km north-west of the city of Salford. BL1 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

BL1 on a map

The below map shows where BL1 is, and the boundary of the BL1 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is BL1 in?

BL1 lies within the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County	% Area
Greater Manchester	97%
Lancashire	3%

Which cities, towns and villages are in BL1?

Bolton	Town
Astley Bridge	Suburb
Halliwell	Suburb
Heaton	Suburb
Sharples	Suburb
Markland Hill	Suburb
Smithills	Suburb
Gilnow	Suburb
Johnson Fold	Suburb
Doffcocker	Suburb
Delph Hill	Suburb
Cope Bank	Suburb
Back o' th' Bank	Suburb
Victory	Suburb
Eagley Bank	Suburb
Horrocks Fold	Village
Brownlow Fold	Suburb

What are the nearest towns to BL1?

Position of BL1 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of BL1 to the centre of the town.

What are the nearest cities to BL1?

Position of BL1 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of BL1 to the centre of the city.

More BL1 data

➜ BL1 open data dashboard