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Where is Oswaldtwistle?

Oswaldtwistle is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, one mile south-west of the town of Church, three miles east of the major town of Blackburn, 156 miles south of Edinburgh, 160 miles north of Cardiff, and 181 miles north-west of London. Oswaldtwistle lies five miles north of the Greater Manchester border. Oswaldtwistle falls within the district council of Hyndburn, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB5 postcode district. The post town for Oswaldtwistle is Accrington.

Oswaldtwistle on a map

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

Which county is Oswaldtwistle in?

Oswaldtwistle 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 Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire?

Oswaldtwistle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Oswaldtwistle within Lancashire
Location of Oswaldtwistle within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Oswaldtwistle?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Oswaldtwistle is BB5 3JD.

Where is Oswaldtwistle in BB5?

Oswaldtwistle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BB5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BB5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Oswaldtwistle within BB5
Location of Oswaldtwistle within BB5

What is the post town for Oswaldtwistle?

The post town for Oswaldtwistle is Accrington. Oswaldtwistle is in the BB5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Accrington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Oswaldtwistle?

The centre of Oswaldtwistle is located at position 53.74184° latitude and -2.40003° longitude.

Latitude53.74184°
Longitude-2.40003°

What is the easting and northing of Oswaldtwistle?

The centre of Oswaldtwistle is located at the grid reference easting 373713 and northing 427347 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting373713
Northing427347

What are the nearest towns to Oswaldtwistle?

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

south-west
1m
Oswaldtwistle is 1 mile south-west of Church
south-west
2m
Oswaldtwistle is 2 miles south-west of Accrington
south
2m
Oswaldtwistle is 2 miles south of Rishton
south
2m
Oswaldtwistle is 2 miles south of Clayton-le-Moors
south
3m
Oswaldtwistle is 3 miles south of Great Harwood
east
3m
Oswaldtwistle is 3 miles east of Blackburn
north-west
4m
Oswaldtwistle is 4 miles north-west of Haslingden
north-east
4m
Oswaldtwistle is 4 miles north-east of Darwen
north-west
5m
Oswaldtwistle is 5 miles north-west of Rawtenstall
south-west
5m
Oswaldtwistle is 5 miles south-west of Padiham

What are the nearest cities to Oswaldtwistle?

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

east
12m
Oswaldtwistle is 12 miles east of Preston
north
19m
Oswaldtwistle is 19 miles north of Salford
north
19m
Oswaldtwistle is 19 miles north of Manchester
west
27m
Oswaldtwistle is 27 miles west of Bradford
south-east
27m
Oswaldtwistle is 27 miles south-east of Lancaster
north-east
33m
Oswaldtwistle is 33 miles north-east of Liverpool
west
35m
Oswaldtwistle is 35 miles west of Leeds
west
37m
Oswaldtwistle is 37 miles west of Wakefield
north-east
43m
Oswaldtwistle is 43 miles north-east of Chester
south-west
45m
Oswaldtwistle is 45 miles south-west of Ripon

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