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  1. Bretherton

Where is Bretherton?

Bretherton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles west of the town of Leyland, seven miles south-west of the major city of Preston, 153 miles north of Cardiff, 158 miles south of Edinburgh, and 187 miles north-west of London. Bretherton lies six miles north of the Merseyside border. Bretherton falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR26 postcode district. The post town for Bretherton is Leyland.

Bretherton on a map

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

Which county is Bretherton in?

Bretherton is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Bretherton in Lancashire?

Bretherton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Bretherton within Lancashire
Location of Bretherton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Bretherton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bretherton is PR26 9AQ.

Where is Bretherton in PR26?

Bretherton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR26 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PR26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bretherton within PR26
Location of Bretherton within PR26

What is the post town for Bretherton?

The post town for Bretherton is Leyland. Bretherton is in the PR26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leyland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bretherton?

The centre of Bretherton is located at position 53.67793° latitude and -2.80145° longitude.

Latitude53.67793°
Longitude-2.80145°

What is the easting and northing of Bretherton?

The centre of Bretherton is located at the grid reference easting 347157 and northing 420461 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347157
Northing420461

What are the nearest towns to Bretherton?

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

west
4m
Bretherton is 4 miles west of Leyland
south-east
6m
Bretherton is 6 miles south-east of Freckleton
south-west
7m
Bretherton is 7 miles south-west of Bamber Bridge
west
7m
Bretherton is 7 miles west of Chorley
south
8m
Bretherton is 8 miles south of Kirkham
north-east
8m
Bretherton is 8 miles north-east of Ormskirk
north-west
8m
Bretherton is 8 miles north-west of Standish
south-west
9m
Bretherton is 9 miles south-west of Fulwood
east
9m
Bretherton is 9 miles east of Southport
north
9m
Bretherton is 9 miles north of Skelmersdale

What are the nearest cities to Bretherton?

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

south-west
7m
Bretherton is 7 miles south-west of Preston
north
20m
Bretherton is 20 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
25m
Bretherton is 25 miles north-west of Salford
south
26m
Bretherton is 26 miles south of Lancaster
north-west
27m
Bretherton is 27 miles north-west of Manchester
north
34m
Bretherton is 34 miles north of Chester
north-east
39m
Bretherton is 39 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
44m
Bretherton is 44 miles west of Bradford
north
44m
Bretherton is 44 miles north of Wrexham
west
52m
Bretherton is 52 miles west of Leeds

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