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Where is Hey?

Hey is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north-west of the town of Colne, seven miles north of the major town of Burnley, 149 miles south of Edinburgh, 171 miles north of Cardiff, and 185 miles north-west of London. Hey lies three miles south-west of the North Yorkshire border. Hey falls within the district council of Pendle, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB8 postcode district. The post town for Hey is Colne.

Hey on a map

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

Which county is Hey in?

Hey 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 Hey in Lancashire?

Hey is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Hey within Lancashire
Location of Hey within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Hey?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hey is BB8 7LU.

Where is Hey in BB8?

Hey is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BB8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BB8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hey within BB8
Location of Hey within BB8

What is the post town for Hey?

The post town for Hey is Colne. Hey is in the BB8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Colne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hey?

The centre of Hey is located at position 53.88254° latitude and -2.18452° longitude.

Latitude53.88254°
Longitude-2.18452°

What is the easting and northing of Hey?

The centre of Hey is located at the grid reference easting 387968 and northing 442944 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting387968
Northing442944

What are the nearest towns to Hey?

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

north-west
2m
Hey is 2 miles north-west of Colne
south
2m
Hey is 2 miles south of Barnoldswick
north-east
2m
Hey is 2 miles north-east of Barrowford
south-west
3m
Hey is 3 miles south-west of Earby
north-west
3m
Hey is 3 miles north-west of Trawden
north-east
3m
Hey is 3 miles north-east of Nelson
north-east
5m
Hey is 5 miles north-east of Brierfield
north
7m
Hey is 7 miles north of Burnley
north-east
8m
Hey is 8 miles north-east of Padiham
east
8m
Hey is 8 miles east of Clitheroe

What are the nearest cities to Hey?

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

west
19m
Hey is 19 miles west of Bradford
east
23m
Hey is 23 miles east of Preston
west
27m
Hey is 27 miles west of Leeds
south-east
28m
Hey is 28 miles south-east of Lancaster
north
28m
Hey is 28 miles north of Manchester
north
28m
Hey is 28 miles north of Salford
north-west
31m
Hey is 31 miles north-west of Wakefield
south-west
32m
Hey is 32 miles south-west of Ripon
west
45m
Hey is 45 miles west of York
north-west
45m
Hey is 45 miles north-west of Sheffield