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Features include the adjacent West Pennine Moors, Rivington Pike and Lever Park, Rivington Reservoirs, the Toughsheet Community Stadium (home of Bolton Wanderers FC), and Horwich Leisure Centre.

Transport is via Horwich Parkway railway station, providing direct services to Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly, Preston, and Blackpool North. Major road links include the A6, the A58, and the M61 motorway.