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Where is Croston?

Croston is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles south-west of the town of Leyland, seven miles south-west of the major city of Preston, 152 miles north of Cardiff, 159 miles south of Edinburgh, and 185 miles north-west of London. Croston lies five miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Croston falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR26 postcode district. The post town for Croston is Leyland.

Croston on a map

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

Which county is Croston in?

Croston 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 Croston in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Croston within Lancashire
Location of Croston within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Croston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Croston is PR26 9AG.

Where is Croston in PR26?

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

Map showing location of Croston within PR26
Location of Croston within PR26

What is the post town for Croston?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Croston?

The centre of Croston is located at position 53.66225° latitude and -2.77521° longitude.

Latitude53.66225°
Longitude-2.77521°

What is the easting and northing of Croston?

The centre of Croston is located at the grid reference easting 348871 and northing 418697 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting348871
Northing418697

What are the nearest towns to Croston?

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

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

What are the nearest cities to Croston?

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

south-west
7m
Croston is 7 miles south-west of Preston
north-east
19m
Croston is 19 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
23m
Croston is 23 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
25m
Croston is 25 miles north-west of Manchester
south
27m
Croston is 27 miles south of Lancaster
north
33m
Croston is 33 miles north of Chester
north-east
39m
Croston is 39 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
43m
Croston is 43 miles west of Bradford
north
43m
Croston is 43 miles north of Wrexham
north-west
51m
Croston is 51 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent

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