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Where is Melling?

Melling is located in the county of Merseyside, North West England, one mile north-west of the town of Kirkby, seven miles north-east of the major city of Liverpool, 140 miles north of Cardiff, 170 miles south of Edinburgh, and 180 miles north-west of London. Melling lies roughly one mile south-west of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Melling falls within the metropolitan district council of Sefton. It is in the L31 postcode district. The post town for Melling is Liverpool.

Melling on a map

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

Which county is Melling in?

Melling is in the ceremonial county of Merseyside, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyMerseyside
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Melling in Merseyside?

Melling is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Merseyside, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Merseyside.

Map showing location of Melling within Merseyside
Location of Melling within Merseyside

What is the postcode for Melling?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Melling is L31 1EG.

Where is Melling in L31?

Melling is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the L31 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the L31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Melling within L31
Location of Melling within L31

What is the post town for Melling?

The post town for Melling is Liverpool. Melling is in the L31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Liverpool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Melling?

The centre of Melling is located at position 53.49654° latitude and -2.91742° longitude.

Latitude53.49654°
Longitude-2.91742°

What is the easting and northing of Melling?

The centre of Melling is located at the grid reference easting 339237 and northing 400374 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339237
Northing400374

What are the nearest towns to Melling?

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

north-west
1m
Melling is 1 mile north-west of Kirkby
south-east
2m
Melling is 2 miles south-east of Maghull
north-east
4m
Melling is 4 miles north-east of Litherland
north-east
4m
Melling is 4 miles north-east of Bootle
east
5m
Melling is 5 miles east of Crosby
south
5m
Melling is 5 miles south of Ormskirk
west
5m
Melling is 5 miles west of Rainford
north-west
7m
Melling is 7 miles north-west of Prescot
south-west
7m
Melling is 7 miles south-west of Skelmersdale
south-east
7m
Melling is 7 miles south-east of Formby

What are the nearest cities to Melling?

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

north-east
7m
Melling is 7 miles north-east of Liverpool
south-west
20m
Melling is 20 miles south-west of Preston
north
21m
Melling is 21 miles north of Chester
west
26m
Melling is 26 miles west of Salford
north-east
27m
Melling is 27 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
28m
Melling is 28 miles west of Manchester
north
31m
Melling is 31 miles north of Wrexham
south
39m
Melling is 39 miles south of Lancaster
north-west
45m
Melling is 45 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
52m
Melling is 52 miles south-west of Bradford