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Where is Eccles?

Eccles is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles west of the major city of Salford, 143 miles north of Cardiff, and 165 miles north-west of London. Eccles lies six miles north-east of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Eccles falls within the metropolitan district council of Salford. It is in the M30 postcode district. The post town for Eccles is Manchester.

Eccles on a map

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

Which county is Eccles in?

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

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Eccles in Greater Manchester?

Eccles is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.

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

What is the postcode for Eccles?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Eccles is M30 0LS.

Where is Eccles in M30?

Eccles is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the M30 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the M30 postcode district.

Map showing location of Eccles within M30
Location of Eccles within M30

What is the post town for Eccles?

The post town for Eccles is Manchester. Eccles is in the M30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Eccles?

The centre of Eccles is located at position 53.48289° latitude and -2.33804° longitude.

Latitude53.48289°
Longitude-2.33804°

What is the easting and northing of Eccles?

The centre of Eccles is located at the grid reference easting 377665 and northing 398516 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting377665
Northing398516

What are the nearest towns to Eccles?

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

north-east
2m
Eccles is 2 miles north-east of Urmston
south
2m
Eccles is 2 miles south of Swinton
south-east
3m
Eccles is 3 miles south-east of Worsley
north-west
3m
Eccles is 3 miles north-west of Stretford
north-east
4m
Eccles is 4 miles north-east of Irlam
south-east
4m
Eccles is 4 miles south-east of Walkden
north
4m
Eccles is 4 miles north of Sale
south
4m
Eccles is 4 miles south of Kearsley
south
5m
Eccles is 5 miles south of Whitefield
south-east
5m
Eccles is 5 miles south-east of Farnworth

What are the nearest cities to Eccles?

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

west
2m
Eccles is 2 miles west of Salford
west
4m
Eccles is 4 miles west of Manchester
south-east
24m
Eccles is 24 miles south-east of Preston
east
27m
Eccles is 27 miles east of Liverpool
north-east
31m
Eccles is 31 miles north-east of Chester
south-west
32m
Eccles is 32 miles south-west of Bradford
north
33m
Eccles is 33 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
west
37m
Eccles is 37 miles west of Sheffield
west
37m
Eccles is 37 miles west of Wakefield
south-west
39m
Eccles is 39 miles south-west of Leeds

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