This is a list of the subjects identified in creating our archive. Where the item is underlined, click on this for a link to that part of the archive. This is however an ongoing work in progress, and all sections are being developed as the busy team from the Westhoughton Local History Group conduct additional research.
If you would like to contribute to this research, or have material you would like to offer us, please email WLHG_ctte@outlook.com.
Art and craft
Businesses
Coats of arms
Entertainers
Events and special occasions
Health
Housing and slum clearance
Hulton Hall
Law and order
Legal and business documents
Leisure and sport
Military service, war and prisoners
Organisations
Photographs (aerial)
Photographs (very old and interesting)
Politics, politicians, council
Pubs, inns, taverns and hotels
Sport and leisure
Timeline and major events in history
Road
Power
Water
Westhoughton’s history, general documents
WLHG’s own activities and events