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Bolton is a large town in Lancashire, in North West England, 10 miles (16.1 km) north west of the city of Manchester. Historically it was a mill town centred on textile manufacture and cotton spinning, and was one of the largest and most productive centres of cotton manufacture in the world. The economy is now service-based and includes a large number of data processing and call centres and hi-tech electronics and IT companies. It is also is a popular shopping.

The town has also retained a variety of more traditional industries, employing people in, amongst other things, aerospace, paper-manufacturing, packaging, textiles, transportation, steel foundries and building materials. The area of Horwich around Middlebrook has been designated by Bolton Council as the `Bolton Economic Development Zone', and is currently seeing much building work, predominantly office space for law firms and business headquarters.

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Places to Visit in North West Region

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