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Where is Bickershaw?

Bickershaw is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile south of the town of Hindley, three miles south-east of the major town of Wigan, 143 miles north of Cardiff, 171 miles south of Edinburgh, and 172 miles north-west of London. Bickershaw lies three miles east of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Bickershaw falls within the metropolitan district council of Wigan. It is in the WN2 postcode district. The post town for Bickershaw is Wigan.

Bickershaw on a map

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

Which county is Bickershaw in?

Bickershaw is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Bickershaw in Greater Manchester?

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

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

What is the postcode for Bickershaw?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bickershaw is WN2 5TU.

Where is Bickershaw in WN2?

Bickershaw is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WN2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WN2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bickershaw within WN2
Location of Bickershaw within WN2

What is the post town for Bickershaw?

The post town for Bickershaw is Wigan. Bickershaw is in the WN2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bickershaw?

The centre of Bickershaw is located at position 53.51362° latitude and -2.56997° longitude.

Latitude53.51362°
Longitude-2.56997°

What is the easting and northing of Bickershaw?

The centre of Bickershaw is located at the grid reference easting 362301 and northing 402033 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting362301
Northing402033

What are the nearest towns to Bickershaw?

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

south
1m
Bickershaw is 1 mile south of Hindley
north-west
2m
Bickershaw is 2 miles north-west of Leigh
south-east
2m
Bickershaw is 2 miles south-east of Ince-in-Makerfield
north-east
3m
Bickershaw is 3 miles north-east of Golborne
south-west
3m
Bickershaw is 3 miles south-west of Westhoughton
south-east
3m
Bickershaw is 3 miles south-east of Wigan
north-east
3m
Bickershaw is 3 miles north-east of Ashton-in-Makerfield
west
4m
Bickershaw is 4 miles west of Atherton
west
4m
Bickershaw is 4 miles west of Tyldesley
north-east
5m
Bickershaw is 5 miles north-east of Newton-le-Willows

What are the nearest cities to Bickershaw?

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

west
12m
Bickershaw is 12 miles west of Salford
west
14m
Bickershaw is 14 miles west of Manchester
south
18m
Bickershaw is 18 miles south of Preston
north-east
18m
Bickershaw is 18 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-east
26m
Bickershaw is 26 miles north-east of Chester
north-east
37m
Bickershaw is 37 miles north-east of Wrexham
north-west
38m
Bickershaw is 38 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
38m
Bickershaw is 38 miles south of Lancaster
south-west
39m
Bickershaw is 39 miles south-west of Bradford
north-east
40m
Bickershaw is 40 miles north-east of St Asaph