Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Breightmet within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Breightmet, township, Bolton-le-Moors par., SE. Lancashire, 2 m. E. of Bolton, 873 ac., pop. 1525; P.O.