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Where is Dinckley?

Dinckley is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north-west of the town of Great Harwood, five miles north of the major town of Blackburn, 151 miles south of Edinburgh, 164 miles north of Cardiff, and 187 miles north-west of London. Dinckley falls within the district council of Ribble Valley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB6 postcode district. The post town for Dinckley is Blackburn.

Dinckley on a map

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

Which county is Dinckley in?

Dinckley 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 Dinckley in Lancashire?

Dinckley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Dinckley within Lancashire
Location of Dinckley within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Dinckley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dinckley is BB6 8AJ.

Where is Dinckley in BB6?

Dinckley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BB6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BB6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dinckley within BB6
Location of Dinckley within BB6

What is the post town for Dinckley?

The post town for Dinckley is Blackburn. Dinckley is in the BB6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blackburn.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dinckley?

The centre of Dinckley is located at position 53.81585° latitude and -2.47438° longitude.

Latitude53.81585°
Longitude-2.47438°

What is the easting and northing of Dinckley?

The centre of Dinckley is located at the grid reference easting 368864 and northing 435612 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting368864
Northing435612

What are the nearest towns to Dinckley?

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

north-west
3m
Dinckley is 3 miles north-west of Great Harwood
north-west
4m
Dinckley is 4 miles north-west of Rishton
north
5m
Dinckley is 5 miles north of Blackburn
north-west
5m
Dinckley is 5 miles north-west of Clayton-le-Moors
east
5m
Dinckley is 5 miles east of Longridge
south-west
5m
Dinckley is 5 miles south-west of Clitheroe
north-west
5m
Dinckley is 5 miles north-west of Church
north-west
6m
Dinckley is 6 miles north-west of Oswaldtwistle
north-west
6m
Dinckley is 6 miles north-west of Accrington
west
7m
Dinckley is 7 miles west of Padiham

What are the nearest cities to Dinckley?

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

east
10m
Dinckley is 10 miles east of Preston
south-east
21m
Dinckley is 21 miles south-east of Lancaster
north
24m
Dinckley is 24 miles north of Salford
north
25m
Dinckley is 25 miles north of Manchester
west
30m
Dinckley is 30 miles west of Bradford
north-east
35m
Dinckley is 35 miles north-east of Liverpool
west
38m
Dinckley is 38 miles west of Leeds
west
41m
Dinckley is 41 miles west of Wakefield
south-west
45m
Dinckley is 45 miles south-west of Ripon
north
47m
Dinckley is 47 miles north of Chester