Where is BL6?

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BL6 spans the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. It contains the town of Horwich, as well as Blackrod, Lostock, Bottom o' th' Moor, Chew Moor, and Lostock Junction. BL6 is 20km north-west of the city of Salford. BL6 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

BL6 on a map

The below map shows where BL6 is, and the boundary of the BL6 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is BL6 in?

BL6 lies within the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County	% Area
Greater Manchester	66%
Lancashire	34%

Which cities, towns and villages are in BL6?

Horwich	Town
Blackrod	Village
Lostock	Suburb
Bottom o' th' Moor	Village
Chew Moor	Village
Lostock Junction	Suburb
Rivington	Hamlet
Montcliffe	Hamlet
Scot Lane End	Suburb
Wallsuches	Village
Little Scotland	Hamlet

What are the nearest towns to BL6?

Position of BL6 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of BL6 to the centre of the town.

What are the nearest cities to BL6?

Position of BL6 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of BL6 to the centre of the city.

More BL6 data

➜ BL6 open data dashboard