Lostock, Bolton

Lostock is a residential district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Bolton town centre and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Manchester. Historically part of Lancashire, Lostock is bounded by Deane to the southeast, Markland Hill to the northeast, and Middlebrook to the west. Bolton Wanderers' football ground, the University of Bolton Stadium, is in Lostock. After a railway station was built to serve the area in 1852, the area around the station – some 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Lostock Hall – became known as Lostock Junction. This name is still in use, although the station's name has changed to Lostock.

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Middlebrook, Greater Manchester

Middlebrook is a suburb that spans the boundaries of Horwich and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (historically a part of Lancashire). The name Middlebrook is derived from the watercourse the Middle Brook which starts at Red Moss, the mossland south of Horwich. Further downstream the Middle Brook joins with other tributaries and becomes the River Croal which runs through Bolton and eventually joins the River Irwell at Kearsley. Middlebrook has retail, leisure and business parks and it is also the location of the University of Bolton Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers F.C., and Horwich Police Station.

Lostock Hall Gatehouse

Lostock Hall Gatehouse is an Elizabethan building on Hall Lane in Lostock, a western suburb of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. The now-demolished Lostock Hall, built as a manor house for the Anderton family, was a half-timbered structure with four overhanging gables. Above the entrance door were the initials "CAD", representing Christopher Anderton and his wife Dorothy, together with the date "1563". Most of the rooms were wainscoted with numerous panels. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the hall was used as a farmhouse. In 1816 part of the hall was demolished, and the remainder was taken down in 1824. The gatehouse, designated a Grade II* listed building in 1952, is all that remains of the hall. The main front is constructed of ashlar, while the other three sides are faced with thin coursed rubble. The central arch, originally open so that a person could ride through, has since been built up with a doorway. The ground floor was originally without windows, but two sash windows have been inserted between the Tuscan columns, one on each side of the door. The upper-floor windows are flanked by pairs of widely spaced Ionic and Corinthian columns. Above the first-floor window is a square panel bearing the Anderton coat of arms, and above the second-floor window is a shield with the royal arms of Queen Elizabeth I, together with the date "1591" and the royal initials "E.R.". For many years the gatehouse was also used as a farmhouse, but it is now a private residence.

St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich

St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School and Sports College is a voluntary aided comprehensive school located in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is under trusteeship of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford and is maintained by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. The school is in the top 4 schools (three of which are faith schools) at GCSE in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. On 2 June 2020, the school was formally admitted as a member to the worldwide UNESCO Associated Schools Network. The school offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils.

Toughsheet Community Stadium

The Toughsheet Community Stadium is a football stadium in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, with an all-seated capacity of 28,723. Opening in 1997, it was originally named the Reebok Stadium, after club sponsors Reebok. In 2014, Bolton Wanderers signed a naming rights deal with Italian sportswear company Macron. It was renamed the University of Bolton Stadium in 2018. From 1 July 2023 it became known as the Toughsheet Community Stadium, after a Bolton-based recyclable building product manufacturer. A hotel forms part of the stadium and some of the rooms offer views of the pitch.