[1] Historically part of Lancashire, Lostock is bounded by Deane to the southeast, Markland Hill to the northeast, and Middlebrook to the west.

The name derives from Old English hlose a pig and stoc meaning a farm, usually 'stock' or 'Stoke' in place-names, but here referring to a pigsty.

[7] Lostock was a township in the ancient parish of Bolton le Moors, in the hundred of Salford, in the historic county of Lancashire.

[5][15] Chew Moor in the southwest was the principal settlement of the township, it was a cluster of cottages housing the landless labourers and tenant farmers.

The ward's boundaries were used as a framework in censuses to enumerate the total population in that area of the county borough.

Lostock railway station was re-opened in 1988 and is served by Northern who operate services on the Manchester to Preston line.

[20] The earlier railway station, then named Lostock Junction, was opened in 1852, but was closed by the Beeching cuts in November 1966.

[23] Bolton Wanderers Free School is a sixth form centre that opened at the Macron Stadium in September 2014.

In addition there is a great deal of activity around Youth tennis and coaching, with mixed teams taking part on the BSF's league.