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Where is Altrincham?

Altrincham is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile north-west of the town of Hale, seven miles south of the major city of Salford, 136 miles north of Cardiff, and 160 miles north-west of London. Altrincham lies roughly one mile north-east of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Cheshire. Altrincham falls within the metropolitan district council of Trafford. It is in the WA14 postcode district. The post town for Altrincham is Altrincham.

Altrincham on a map

Map showing extent of Altrincham as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Altrincham
Map showing location of Altrincham within the UK
Location of Altrincham within the UK

Which county is Altrincham in?

Altrincham is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Cheshire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyCheshire

Where is Altrincham in Greater Manchester?

Altrincham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Altrincham within Greater Manchester
Location of Altrincham within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Altrincham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Altrincham is WA14 1PH.

Where is Altrincham in WA14?

Altrincham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WA14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WA14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Altrincham within WA14
Location of Altrincham within WA14

What is the post town for Altrincham?

The post town for Altrincham is Altrincham. Altrincham is in the WA14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Altrincham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Altrincham?

The centre of Altrincham is located at position 53.38809° latitude and -2.35146° longitude.

Latitude53.38809°
Longitude-2.35146°

What is the easting and northing of Altrincham?

The centre of Altrincham is located at the grid reference easting 376722 and northing 387974 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting376722
Northing387974

What are the nearest towns to Altrincham?

Position of Altrincham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Altrincham to the centre of the town.

north-west
1m
Altrincham is 1 mile north-west of Hale
south-west
3m
Altrincham is 3 miles south-west of Sale
south-east
4m
Altrincham is 4 miles south-east of Partington
south-west
4m
Altrincham is 4 miles south-west of Stretford
south
5m
Altrincham is 5 miles south of Urmston
west
5m
Altrincham is 5 miles west of Gatley
south-east
5m
Altrincham is 5 miles south-east of Irlam
east
5m
Altrincham is 5 miles east of Lymm
north
6m
Altrincham is 6 miles north of Knutsford
west
6m
Altrincham is 6 miles west of Cheadle

What are the nearest cities to Altrincham?

Position of Altrincham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Altrincham to the centre of the city.

south
7m
Altrincham is 7 miles south of Salford
south-west
8m
Altrincham is 8 miles south-west of Manchester
east
26m
Altrincham is 26 miles east of Liverpool
north-east
26m
Altrincham is 26 miles north-east of Chester
north
26m
Altrincham is 26 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
29m
Altrincham is 29 miles south-east of Preston
north-east
36m
Altrincham is 36 miles north-east of Wrexham
west
37m
Altrincham is 37 miles west of Sheffield
south-west
37m
Altrincham is 37 miles south-west of Bradford
south-west
41m
Altrincham is 41 miles south-west of Wakefield

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