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Where is Little Scotland?

Little Scotland is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles south of the town of Adlington, three miles north-east of the major town of Wigan, 148 miles north of Cardiff, 165 miles south of Edinburgh, and 177 miles north-west of London. Little Scotland lies just south of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Little Scotland falls within the metropolitan district council of Bolton. It is in the BL6 postcode district. The post town for Little Scotland is Bolton.

Little Scotland on a map

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

Which county is Little Scotland in?

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

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Little Scotland in Greater Manchester?

Little Scotland is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Little Scotland within Greater Manchester
Location of Little Scotland within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Little Scotland?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Little Scotland is BL6 5LW.

Where is Little Scotland in BL6?

Little Scotland is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BL6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BL6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Little Scotland within BL6
Location of Little Scotland within BL6

What is the post town for Little Scotland?

The post town for Little Scotland is Bolton. Little Scotland is in the BL6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bolton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Little Scotland?

The centre of Little Scotland is located at position 53.59114° latitude and -2.59605° longitude.

Latitude53.59114°
Longitude-2.59605°

What is the easting and northing of Little Scotland?

The centre of Little Scotland is located at the grid reference easting 360644 and northing 410672 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting360644
Northing410672

What are the nearest towns to Little Scotland?

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

south
2m
Little Scotland is 2 miles south of Adlington
west
2m
Little Scotland is 2 miles west of Horwich
east
3m
Little Scotland is 3 miles east of Standish
north-east
3m
Little Scotland is 3 miles north-east of Wigan
north
4m
Little Scotland is 4 miles north of Ince-in-Makerfield
north
4m
Little Scotland is 4 miles north of Hindley
north-west
4m
Little Scotland is 4 miles north-west of Westhoughton
south
5m
Little Scotland is 5 miles south of Chorley
north-west
6m
Little Scotland is 6 miles north-west of Atherton
west
7m
Little Scotland is 7 miles west of Bolton

What are the nearest cities to Little Scotland?

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

south
12m
Little Scotland is 12 miles south of Preston
north-west
15m
Little Scotland is 15 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
16m
Little Scotland is 16 miles north-west of Manchester
north-east
20m
Little Scotland is 20 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-east
30m
Little Scotland is 30 miles north-east of Chester
south
33m
Little Scotland is 33 miles south of Lancaster
west
37m
Little Scotland is 37 miles west of Bradford
north-east
41m
Little Scotland is 41 miles north-east of Wrexham
north-east
42m
Little Scotland is 42 miles north-east of St Asaph
north-west
43m
Little Scotland is 43 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent