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  1. Higher Wheelton

Where is Higher Wheelton?

Higher Wheelton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north-east of the town of Chorley, six miles south-west of the major town of Blackburn, 155 miles north of Cardiff, 158 miles south of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north-west of London. Higher Wheelton lies six miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Higher Wheelton falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR6 postcode district. The post town for Higher Wheelton is Chorley.

Higher Wheelton on a map

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

Which county is Higher Wheelton in?

Higher Wheelton 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 Higher Wheelton in Lancashire?

Higher Wheelton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Higher Wheelton within Lancashire
Location of Higher Wheelton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Higher Wheelton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Higher Wheelton is PR6 8JE.

Where is Higher Wheelton in PR6?

Higher Wheelton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Higher Wheelton within PR6
Location of Higher Wheelton within PR6

What is the post town for Higher Wheelton?

The post town for Higher Wheelton is Chorley. Higher Wheelton is in the PR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chorley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Higher Wheelton?

The centre of Higher Wheelton is located at position 53.69531° latitude and -2.58921° longitude.

Latitude53.69531°
Longitude-2.58921°

What is the easting and northing of Higher Wheelton?

The centre of Higher Wheelton is located at the grid reference easting 361193 and northing 422258 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting361193
Northing422258

What are the nearest towns to Higher Wheelton?

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

north-east
3m
Higher Wheelton is 3 miles north-east of Chorley
south-east
4m
Higher Wheelton is 4 miles south-east of Bamber Bridge
east
4m
Higher Wheelton is 4 miles east of Leyland
west
5m
Higher Wheelton is 5 miles west of Darwen
north
5m
Higher Wheelton is 5 miles north of Adlington
south-west
6m
Higher Wheelton is 6 miles south-west of Blackburn
north
7m
Higher Wheelton is 7 miles north of Horwich
north-east
8m
Higher Wheelton is 8 miles north-east of Standish
south-east
8m
Higher Wheelton is 8 miles south-east of Fulwood
west
8m
Higher Wheelton is 8 miles west of Oswaldtwistle

What are the nearest cities to Higher Wheelton?

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

south-east
6m
Higher Wheelton is 6 miles south-east of Preston
north-west
19m
Higher Wheelton is 19 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
21m
Higher Wheelton is 21 miles north-west of Manchester
north-east
25m
Higher Wheelton is 25 miles north-east of Liverpool
south
26m
Higher Wheelton is 26 miles south of Lancaster
west
35m
Higher Wheelton is 35 miles west of Bradford
north
37m
Higher Wheelton is 37 miles north of Chester
west
43m
Higher Wheelton is 43 miles west of Leeds
west
45m
Higher Wheelton is 45 miles west of Wakefield
north-east
47m
Higher Wheelton is 47 miles north-east of St Asaph

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