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Education

Primary Schools 68 Nursery Schools 66 Martial Arts Schools 46 Driving Schools 38 Dance Schools 24 Special Schools 15 Music Schools 14 High and Secondary Schools 13 Schools 13 Colleges 13 Independent or Preparatory Schools 12 Language Schools 11 Riding School and Stables 11 Libraries 11 English Language Schools 10 Ballet Schools 10 Business Schools 9 Beauty Schools 9 Community Schools 9 Swimming Lessons 8 After School Clubs 8 Karate Schools 8 Art and Design Schools 7 Swimming Instructors 6 Kickboxing Schools 5 Drama Schools 4 Kung Fu Schools 4 Tennis Lessons 2 Grammar Schools 2 Taekwondo Schools 2 Aikido Schools 1 Other Education 64

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Pubs 215 Restaurants 587 Banks 20 Hotels 41 Shops 1,986 Supermarkets 93 Takeaways 298 Cinemas 15 Attractions 302 Business services 187 Health and beauty 1,406 Home improvement 408 Leisure 118 Property services 158

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Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL6 postcode district.

County or areaLancashire

Postcode districtBL6

Telephone codeNot listed

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:24 am – 3:51 pm

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People10,025 residentsin the Adlington & Rivington census areaMedian age 47.44,407 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,924 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,434 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksRivington Pikemountain · 1.2 miRivington Barnhistoric site · 1.2 miLead Mine Cloughhistoric site · 1.4 miUpper Rivington Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCrosse's Creekbay · 1.0 miHamer's Creekbay · 1.2 miLower Rivington Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRoscoe Lowe Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesLever Parkpark · under a mile · 135 haThe Greenpark · under a mileTerraced Gardens Rivingtonpark · under a mile · 20 haChorley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 47 haAnderton Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes181 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197610 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202639 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 7.7 · PM_2.5 6.1 · PM₁₀ 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,506 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation125 m410 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 219 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalChorley And South Ribble Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryAdlington Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBamfords Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistThe Village Dental Practice1.3 miPolice stationHorwich Police StationBolton3.1 miCash machinePost OfficeBolton1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryRivington Foundation Primary Schoolages 3-11, 109 pupilsright herePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Andertonages 5-11, 180 pupils1.1 miSecondaryRivington and Blackrod High Schoolages 11-18, 1,626 pupils1.2 miCollegeWigan and Leigh College6.0 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN22 miRailway stationAdlington (Lancs)1.6 miBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre3.1 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle22 miBus stops7 within a mileCar parkAnglezarke Reservoir Car ParkLancashire1.2 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationChorley1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL6 postcode district.

Primary Schools

Primary Schools in Rivington

Anderton St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - Chorley
Rothwell Road, Chorley, PR6 9LZ · 1.1 mi
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School - Adlington, Chorley
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Railway Rd, Adlington, Chorley, PR6 9QZ · 1.4 mi
Beacon Primary School - Horwich, Bolton
Peter Martin St, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7AL · 1.7 mi
Youngstart - Adlington, Chorley
Unit 19 Adlington South Business Park, Huyton Road, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4JR · 1.7 mi
Adlington Primary School - Adlington, Chorley
Park Rd, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4JA · 1.8 mi
StCatherine's Church - Horwich, Bolton
Richmond Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5QT · 1.9 mi
St Catherine's C Of E Primary School - Horwich, Bolton
Greenstone Avenue, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5SJ · 2.0 mi
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School - Horwich, Bolton
7 Church St, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6AA · 2.1 mi
Blackrod Church School - Blackrod, Bolton
Church School, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5DE · 2.3 mi
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School - Blackrod, Bolton
Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5DE · 2.3 mi
St Marys RC - Horwich, Bolton
Victoria Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6EP · 2.4 mi
Chorley New Road Primary School - Horwich, Bolton
Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6EW · 2.7 mi
Blackrod Primary School - Blackrod, Bolton
371 Manchester Rd., Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5SY · 2.7 mi
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Chorley - Chorley
Eaves Green Road, Chorley, PR7 3QG · 3.0 mi
Highfield Community Primary School - Chorley
Wright St, Chorley, PR6 0SP · 3.0 mi
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit - Chorley
Chorley, PR7 2LR · 3.1 mi
Claypool Primary School - Lostock Junction, Bolton
Salisbury Rd, Lostock Junction, Bolton, BL6 6LN · 3.2 mi
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley - White Coppice, Chorley
White Coppice, Chorley, PR6 0DX · 3.3 mi
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School - Haigh, Wigan
Haigh, Wigan, WN2 1PA · 3.5 mi
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School - Chorley
Chorley, PR7 1RB · 3.6 mi
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School - Coppull, Chorley
Roe Hey Dr, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 4PU · 3.6 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley - Chorley
Hornchurch Dr, Chorley, PR7 2RJ · 3.8 mi
Coppull Primary School and Nursery - Coppull, Chorley
Park Rd, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5AH · 4.0 mi
Buckshaw Primary School - Chorley
Chancery Road, Chorley, PR7 1XP · 4.2 mi
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School - Charnock Richard, Chorley
Church Ln, Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5NA · 4.3 mi
Johnson Fold Community Primary School - Bolton
Worston Ave, Bolton, BL1 5UG · 4.4 mi
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy - Standish, Wigan
Rectory Ln, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XB · 4.4 mi
St Chad's Catholic Primary School - Wheelton, Chorley
Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8LL · 4.4 mi
Lostock Primary School - Lostock Junction, Bolton
Lostock Junction Lane, Lostock Junction, Bolton, BL6 4PS · 4.6 mi
Markland Hill Primary School - Lostock Junction, Bolton
Markland Hill, Lostock Junction, Bolton, BL1 5EJ · 4.6 mi
St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School - Astley Bridge, Bolton
47 Limefield Rd, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 6LA · 4.7 mi
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Aspull - Aspull, Wigan
1 Cale Ln, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1HA · 4.8 mi
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan - Aspull, Wigan
Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1EL · 4.8 mi
Wood Fold Primary School - Standish, Wigan
Green Ln, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0TS · 4.9 mi
Woodfield Primary School - Marylebone, Wigan
Wigan Lane, Marylebone, Wigan, WN1 2NT · 4.9 mi
The Gates Primary School and Nursery - Wingates, Bolton
25 Bristle Hall Way, Wingates, Bolton, BL5 3QA · 5.0 mi
The Gates Primary School - Wingates, Bolton
Wingates, Bolton, BL5 3QA · 5.0 mi
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village - Euxton, Chorley
Euxton, Chorley, PR7 7HZ · 5.1 mi
Abbey Village Primary School - Abbey Village, Chorley
Bolton Road, Abbey Village, Chorley, PR6 8DD · 5.2 mi
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton - Lostock Junction, Bolton
Wendover Drive, Lostock Junction, Bolton, BL3 4RX · 5.2 mi
Euxton Pre-School 22 Ltd. - Euxton, Chorley
School Lane, Euxton, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6JL · 5.2 mi
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School - Westhoughton, Bolton
Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3DU · 5.3 mi
Teach Heart Alliance Teacher Training - Westhoughton, Bolton
Sacred Heart Rc Primary School, Central Dr, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3DU · 5.3 mi
Devonshire Road Primary School - Bolton
Devonshire Rd, Bolton, BL1 4ND · 5.3 mi
Oxford Grove Primary School - Bolton
Shepherd Cross St, Bolton, BL1 3EJ · 5.5 mi
Mab's Cross Primary School - Marylebone, Wigan
Standishgate, Marylebone, Wigan, WN1 1XL · 5.6 mi
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School - Wrightington Bar, Wigan
Wrightington Bar, Wigan, WN6 9RN · 5.6 mi
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School - Heskin Green, Chorley
3 Withington Ln, Heskin Green, Chorley, PR7 5LU · 5.6 mi
Bolton School Infants' School, Beech House - Bolton
Chorley New Rd, Bolton, BL1 4PB · 5.6 mi
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane - Daubhill, Bolton
Daubhill, Bolton, BL3 4QP · 5.7 mi
The Olive School, Bolton - Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3DX · 5.7 mi
St Thomas CofE Primary School - Westhoughton, Bolton
Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3HP · 5.7 mi
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School - Euxton, Chorley
Primrose Hill Rd, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6BA · 5.7 mi
Millbrook Primary School - Shevington, Wigan
Elmfield, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8DL · 5.8 mi
Wigan Catholic Primary School Direct - Wigan
Saint Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Wigan, WN1 3RD · 5.8 mi
Ashleigh Primary School - Darwen
Maple Lea, Ross St, Darwen, BB3 2JT · 5.9 mi
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton - Toppings, Bolton
Darwen Rd, Toppings, Bolton, BL7 9HT · 5.9 mi
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge - Astley Bridge, Bolton
Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8QA · 5.9 mi
Haslam Park Primary School - Daubhill, Bolton
Wigan Rd, Daubhill, Bolton, BL3 5QL · 5.9 mi
The Oaks Primary School - Astley Bridge, Bolton
Sharples Hall Dr, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 7HS · 5.9 mi
St William's Catholic Primary School - Ince in Makerfield, Wigan
Ince in Makerfield, Wigan, WN2 2DG · 5.9 mi
Woodland Primary Academy - Westhoughton, Bolton
Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2NJ · 5.9 mi
Gilnow Primary School - Bolton
Gilnow Gardens, Bolton, BL1 4LG · 5.9 mi
Gaskell Community Primary School - Bolton
Thomas Holden St, Bolton, BL1 2QG · 6.0 mi
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School - Whittle le Woods, Chorley
Manor Rd, Whittle le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7JR · 6.1 mi
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen - Darwen
Darwen, BB3 2SG · 6.1 mi
The Valley Community Primary School - Bolton
Hibbert St, Bolton, BL1 8JG · 6.1 mi
Eagley Infant School - Toppings, Bolton
Eagley Infant School, Stonesteads Dr, Toppings, Bolton, BL7 9LN · 6.1 mi

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Top Martial Arts Schools in Rivington

REL Karate Academy - St James High School, Farnworth
Lucas Road, St James High School, Farnworth, BL4
8.6 miles away
Steve Powell's Jeet Kune Do Academy - Manchester
12 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 2AN
16.9 miles away

Top Driving Schools in Rivington

RED Driving School - Wigan
11 Vulcan Rd, Wigan, WN5 0RQ
6.7 miles away
Ken Griggs Driving School - Rishton
31 Barn Meadow Crescent, Rishton, BB1 4PF
12 miles away
Ramzan's Driving School - Whitefield, Manchester
11 Roch Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8LU
13 miles away
Mike Wake Driving School - Southport
32 Abrams Fold, Southport, PR9 8AL
15.2 miles away
Afzal School of Motoring - Burnley
78 Gordon Street, Burnley, BB12 0AX
17.8 miles away

Top Dance Schools in Rivington

A Haydock School of Dance - Leyland
Spring Meadow Community Centre, Leyland, PR25 5LX
6.1 miles away
Truth Dance Company - Leyland
Eden Street, Leyland, PR25 2ET
7 miles away

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Top Music Schools in Rivington

SSR Manchester - Manchester
69 Downing Street, Manchester, M1 7JE
17.5 miles away
Violin Teacher For All Ages and Stages Manchester - Manchester
12 Congleton Avenue, Manchester, M14 7RP
18.2 miles away

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Busy Bees Nursery - Wigan
35-37 Walkden Avenue, Wigan, WN1 2JJ
5.5 miles away
1st Stop Tuition - Hindley Green, Wigan
69 Ruabon Crescent, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4PJ
6.6 miles away
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School - Ormskirk
Tennyson Drive, Ormskirk, L39 3PJ
13.9 miles away

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Top Language Schools in Rivington

MCA Languages - Salford
7-9 Bexley Square, Salford, M3 6DB
16 miles away
IC Education - Manchester
83-85 Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3LG
16.7 miles away

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