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Where is Platt Bridge?

Platt Bridge is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile south-west of the town of Hindley, two miles south-east of the major town of Wigan, 143 miles north of Cardiff, 170 miles south of Edinburgh, and 173 miles north-west of London. Platt Bridge lies three miles east of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Platt Bridge falls within the metropolitan district council of Wigan. It is in the WN2 postcode district. The post town for Platt Bridge is Wigan.

Platt Bridge on a map

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

Which county is Platt Bridge in?

Platt Bridge is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Platt Bridge in Greater Manchester?

Platt Bridge is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Platt Bridge within Greater Manchester
Location of Platt Bridge within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Platt Bridge?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Platt Bridge is WN2 5AT.

Where is Platt Bridge in WN2?

Platt Bridge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WN2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WN2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Platt Bridge within WN2
Location of Platt Bridge within WN2

What is the post town for Platt Bridge?

The post town for Platt Bridge is Wigan. Platt Bridge is in the WN2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Platt Bridge?

The centre of Platt Bridge is located at position 53.52029° latitude and -2.59863° longitude.

Latitude53.52029°
Longitude-2.59863°

What is the easting and northing of Platt Bridge?

The centre of Platt Bridge is located at the grid reference easting 360407 and northing 402791 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting360407
Northing402791

What are the nearest towns to Platt Bridge?

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

south-west
1m
Platt Bridge is 1 mile south-west of Hindley
south-east
1m
Platt Bridge is 1 mile south-east of Ince-in-Makerfield
south-east
2m
Platt Bridge is 2 miles south-east of Wigan
north-east
3m
Platt Bridge is 3 miles north-east of Ashton-in-Makerfield
north
3m
Platt Bridge is 3 miles north of Golborne
north-west
4m
Platt Bridge is 4 miles north-west of Leigh
south-west
4m
Platt Bridge is 4 miles south-west of Westhoughton
west
5m
Platt Bridge is 5 miles west of Atherton
north-east
5m
Platt Bridge is 5 miles north-east of Haydock
north-east
5m
Platt Bridge is 5 miles north-east of Newton-le-Willows

What are the nearest cities to Platt Bridge?

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

west
13m
Platt Bridge is 13 miles west of Salford
west
15m
Platt Bridge is 15 miles west of Manchester
south
17m
Platt Bridge is 17 miles south of Preston
north-east
17m
Platt Bridge is 17 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-east
26m
Platt Bridge is 26 miles north-east of Chester
north-east
37m
Platt Bridge is 37 miles north-east of Wrexham
south
38m
Platt Bridge is 38 miles south of Lancaster
north-west
39m
Platt Bridge is 39 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
39m
Platt Bridge is 39 miles south-west of Bradford
north-east
39m
Platt Bridge is 39 miles north-east of St Asaph

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