Wingates is a small settlement located in the town of Westhoughton

Westhoughton

Westhoughton is a town and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is southwest of Bolton, east of Wigan and northwest of Manchester....

, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton

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, Greater Manchester

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, England

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.

Historically

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 part of Lancashire

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, it lies mainly along the A6 road between Blackrod

Blackrod

Blackrod is a settlement and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north-northeast of Wigan and west of Bolton and, according to the United Kingdom Census 2001, has a population of 5,300....

 and Walkden

Walkden

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. It is the home of Wingates Band

Wingates Band

Wingates Band is a brass band based in Wingates, a settlement near the town of Westhoughton in north-west England. It is considered one of the country's finest contesting bands and competes in the championship section of the British brass band league structure...

, one of best-known brass band

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s in the United Kingdom

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. Wingates Lane also leads on to Lostock

Lostock

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, and the next place east along the A6, close to (via) Chew Moor, is Chequerbent. West is Four Gates. The name is believed to mean 'a gate for the wind', and it seems likely as this is in an exposed position above Westhoughton

Westhoughton

Westhoughton is a town and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is southwest of Bolton, east of Wigan and northwest of Manchester....

. It has also been known as Win-yate and Windyates.