Barrow Bridge is a model village in the north-west outskirts of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.

They created a model village for the mill workers on the hill top accessed by a flight of stone steps, with rows of cottages, a shop and an educational institute.

Houses for the managers were built a short distance away, overlooking the brook.

[1] Historically, the Barrow Bridge area was part of the township of Halliwell in the ancient parish of Deane.

[2] When the south-eastern part of the township became part of the Municipal Borough of Bolton in 1877 the remaining north-western area, including Barrow Bridge, became known as Halliwell Higher End until 1894 when its name was changed to Smithills.