Where is BL8?

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BL8 spans the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. It is 2km north-west of the town of Bury, and contains Tottington, Elton, Hawkshaw, Woolfold, and Woodhill. BL8 is 14km north of the city of Salford. BL8 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

BL8 on a map

The below map shows where BL8 is, and the boundary of the BL8 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is BL8 in?

BL8 lies within the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County	% Area
Greater Manchester	84%
Lancashire	16%

Which cities, towns and villages are in BL8?

Tottington	Suburb
Elton	Suburb
Hawkshaw	Village
Woolfold	Suburb
Woodhill	Suburb
Greenmount	Suburb
Walshaw	Suburb
Owler Barrow	Suburb
Holcombe	Village
Four Lane Ends	Hamlet
Woodhill Fold	Suburb
Affetside	Village
Cockey Moor	Suburb
Bolholt	Suburb
Burrs	Suburb
Higher Woodhill	Suburb

What are the nearest towns to BL8?

Position of BL8 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of BL8 to the centre of the town.

What are the nearest cities to BL8?

Position of BL8 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of BL8 to the centre of the city.

More BL8 data

➜ BL8 open data dashboard