Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
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| Place | Little Scotland |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.591139 |
| Longitude | -2.596048 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Little Scotland is a small hamlet located within the Bolton district of Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Situated to the west of Bolton town centre, it lies between the towns of Horwich and Blackrod, with convenient access to the M61 motorway. The hamlet's distinctive name is often attributed to its elevated position and proximity to the rugged, rolling landscape of the West Pennine Moors. Primarily residential, Little Scotland offers a semi-rural character on the fringe of the wider urban conurbation.
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Little Scotland is a hamlet in Manchester, England, United Kingdom, located in the North West region. It is situated at 53.591139°N, -2.596048°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Little Scotland is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |