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Where is Elston?

Elston is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south of the town of Longridge, four miles north-east of the major city of Preston, 152 miles south of Edinburgh, 161 miles north of Cardiff, and 188 miles north-west of London. Elston falls within the district council of Preston, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB2 postcode district. The post town for Elston is Blackburn.

Elston on a map

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

Which county is Elston in?

Elston 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 Elston in Lancashire?

Elston 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 Elston within Lancashire
Location of Elston within Lancashire

Where is Elston in BB2?

Elston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BB2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BB2 postcode district.

Location of Elston within BB2
Location of Elston within BB2

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What is the post town for Elston?

The post town for Elston is Blackburn. Elston is in the BB2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blackburn.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elston?

The centre of Elston is located at position 53.78616° latitude and -2.61316° longitude.

Latitude53.78616°
Longitude-2.61316°

What is the easting and northing of Elston?

The centre of Elston is located at the grid reference easting 359699 and northing 432378 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting359699
Northing432378

What are the nearest towns to Elston?

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

south
3m
Elston is 3 miles south of Longridge
east
4m
Elston is 4 miles east of Fulwood
north-east
4m
Elston is 4 miles north-east of Bamber Bridge
north-west
6m
Elston is 6 miles north-west of Blackburn
north-east
8m
Elston is 8 miles north-east of Leyland
west
8m
Elston is 8 miles west of Rishton
west
8m
Elston is 8 miles west of Great Harwood
north-west
9m
Elston is 9 miles north-west of Darwen
north
9m
Elston is 9 miles north of Chorley
west
9m
Elston is 9 miles west of Oswaldtwistle

What are the nearest cities to Elston?

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

north-east
4m
Elston is 4 miles north-east of Preston
south
20m
Elston is 20 miles south of Lancaster
north-west
25m
Elston is 25 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
26m
Elston is 26 miles north-west of Manchester
north-east
30m
Elston is 30 miles north-east of Liverpool
west
35m
Elston is 35 miles west of Bradford
north
43m
Elston is 43 miles north of Chester
west
44m
Elston is 44 miles west of Leeds
west
46m
Elston is 46 miles west of Wakefield
north-east
50m
Elston is 50 miles north-east of St Asaph