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Where is High Moor?

High Moor is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles west of the town of Standish, six miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 148 miles north of Cardiff, 164 miles south of Edinburgh, and 181 miles north-west of London. High Moor lies two miles west of the Greater Manchester border. High Moor falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the WN6 postcode district. The post town for High Moor is Wigan.

High Moor on a map

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

Which county is High Moor in?

High Moor 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 High Moor in Lancashire?

High Moor is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of High Moor within Lancashire
Location of High Moor within Lancashire

What is the postcode for High Moor?

The nearest postcode to the centre of High Moor is WN6 9PT.

Where is High Moor in WN6?

High Moor is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of High Moor within WN6
Location of High Moor within WN6

What is the post town for High Moor?

The post town for High Moor is Wigan. High Moor is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.

What is the latitude and longitude of High Moor?

The centre of High Moor is located at position 53.60075° latitude and -2.74318° longitude.

Latitude53.60075°
Longitude-2.74318°

What is the easting and northing of High Moor?

The centre of High Moor is located at the grid reference easting 350916 and northing 411832 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting350916
Northing411832

What are the nearest towns to High Moor?

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

west
3m
High Moor is 3 miles west of Standish
north
4m
High Moor is 4 miles north of Skelmersdale
south-west
6m
High Moor is 6 miles south-west of Chorley
north-west
6m
High Moor is 6 miles north-west of Wigan
west
6m
High Moor is 6 miles west of Adlington
east
6m
High Moor is 6 miles east of Ormskirk
south
6m
High Moor is 6 miles south of Leyland
north-west
7m
High Moor is 7 miles north-west of Ince-in-Makerfield
north
7m
High Moor is 7 miles north of Rainford
north
8m
High Moor is 8 miles north of Billinge

What are the nearest cities to High Moor?

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

south
11m
High Moor is 11 miles south of Preston
north-east
16m
High Moor is 16 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
20m
High Moor is 20 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
22m
High Moor is 22 miles north-west of Manchester
north
29m
High Moor is 29 miles north of Chester
south
31m
High Moor is 31 miles south of Lancaster
north-east
37m
High Moor is 37 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
40m
High Moor is 40 miles north of Wrexham
west
43m
High Moor is 43 miles west of Bradford
north-west
46m
High Moor is 46 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent