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Smithills, Bolton — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Smithills is a residential suburb of Bolton on the south-facing slopes of the West Pennine Moors, and Smithills Hall carries its name.
About Smithills
Where to stay in Smithills
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
The Hall side, or the town. Smithills climbs away from Bolton onto the lower West Pennine Moors, and the buildings that fix it, Smithills Hall, the Church of St Paul and Barrow Bridge Mission, are places to visit rather than places to sleep. Beds sit down in Bolton.
Pick Smithills when your day opens at Smithills Hall or Barrow Bridge Mission and you would rather have the moor edge than the town close by.
About Smithills
What are the main landmarks in Smithills?
Smithills Hall anchors the district, with Smithills Hall Chapel attached, while the Church of St Paul, Barrowdean House and Park House complete the list the record keeps north-west of Bolton. Barrow Bridge Mission belongs to the same set. Six names, one hall.
What is the history of Smithills?
No year opens Smithills' story. Smithills Hall and Smithills Hall Chapel head the register for this ground, which leaves the chronology of the suburb to a hall, a parish church and a mission building rather than to any charter date. Barrowdean House and Park House sit in the same list.
The Church of St Paul and Barrow Bridge Mission speak for the parish work of the slopes under the West Pennine Moors.
Where is Smithills?
Smithills lies on the lower south-facing slopes of the West Pennine Moors, north-west of Bolton, south of Blackburn and north-west of Manchester.
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Updated September 2026