Where is WN6?

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WN6 spans the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. It contains the town of Standish, as well as Shevington, Shevington Moor, Shevington Vale, Beech Hill, and Appley Bridge. WN6 is 21km south of the city of Preston. WN6 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

WN6 on a map

The below map shows where WN6 is, and the boundary of the WN6 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is WN6 in?

WN6 lies within the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County	% Area
Greater Manchester	59%
Lancashire	41%

Which cities, towns and villages are in WN6?

Standish	Town
Shevington	Village
Shevington Moor	Village
Shevington Vale	Village
Beech Hill	Suburb
Appley Bridge	Village
Wrightington	Hamlet
Gidlow	Suburb
Wrightington Bar	Village
Mossy Lea	Village
Standish Lower Ground	Suburb
Hunger Hill	Village
Gathurst	Hamlet
Robin Hood	Hamlet
Crooke	Village
Springfield	Suburb
High Moor	Hamlet

What are the nearest towns to WN6?

Position of WN6 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of WN6 to the centre of the town.

What are the nearest cities to WN6?

Position of WN6 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of WN6 to the centre of the city.

More WN6 data

➜ WN6 open data dashboard