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Where is Farnworth?

Farnworth is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile north-west of the town of Kearsley, two miles south-east of the major town of Bolton, 147 miles north of Cardiff, 169 miles south of Edinburgh, and 170 miles north-west of London. Farnworth lies five miles south-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Farnworth falls within the metropolitan district council of Bolton. It is in the BL4 postcode district. The post town for Farnworth is Bolton.

Farnworth on a map

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

Which county is Farnworth in?

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

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Farnworth in Greater Manchester?

Farnworth 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 Farnworth within Greater Manchester
Location of Farnworth within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Farnworth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Farnworth is BL4 7PE.

Where is Farnworth in BL4?

Farnworth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BL4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BL4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Farnworth within BL4
Location of Farnworth within BL4

What is the post town for Farnworth?

The post town for Farnworth is Bolton. Farnworth is in the BL4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bolton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Farnworth?

The centre of Farnworth is located at position 53.5505° latitude and -2.39579° longitude.

Latitude53.5505°
Longitude-2.39579°

What is the easting and northing of Farnworth?

The centre of Farnworth is located at the grid reference easting 373874 and northing 406058 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting373874
Northing406058

What are the nearest towns to Farnworth?

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

north-west
1m
Farnworth is 1 mile north-west of Kearsley
south-west
1m
Farnworth is 1 mile south-west of Little Lever
north
2m
Farnworth is 2 miles north of Walkden
south-east
2m
Farnworth is 2 miles south-east of Bolton
west
3m
Farnworth is 3 miles west of Radcliffe
north
3m
Farnworth is 3 miles north of Worsley
north-west
3m
Farnworth is 3 miles north-west of Swinton
north-east
4m
Farnworth is 4 miles north-east of Tyldesley
north-east
4m
Farnworth is 4 miles north-east of Atherton
west
4m
Farnworth is 4 miles west of Whitefield

What are the nearest cities to Farnworth?

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

north-west
6m
Farnworth is 6 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
8m
Farnworth is 8 miles north-west of Manchester
south-east
19m
Farnworth is 19 miles south-east of Preston
east
26m
Farnworth is 26 miles east of Liverpool
south-west
31m
Farnworth is 31 miles south-west of Bradford
north-east
32m
Farnworth is 32 miles north-east of Chester
north
38m
Farnworth is 38 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
west
38m
Farnworth is 38 miles west of Wakefield
south-east
38m
Farnworth is 38 miles south-east of Lancaster
south-west
39m
Farnworth is 39 miles south-west of Leeds

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