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Where is Rain Shore?

Rain Shore is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, three miles south-west of the town of Whitworth, three miles north-west of the major town of Rochdale, 154 miles north of Cardiff, 165 miles south of Edinburgh, and 171 miles north-west of London. Rain Shore lies two miles south-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Rain Shore falls within the metropolitan district council of Rochdale. It is in the OL12 postcode district. The post town for Rain Shore is Rochdale.

Rain Shore on a map

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

Which county is Rain Shore in?

Rain Shore is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Rain Shore in Greater Manchester?

Rain Shore is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Rain Shore within Greater Manchester
Location of Rain Shore within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Rain Shore?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rain Shore is OL12 7TS.

Where is Rain Shore in OL12?

Rain Shore is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the OL12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the OL12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rain Shore within OL12
Location of Rain Shore within OL12

What is the post town for Rain Shore?

The post town for Rain Shore is Rochdale. Rain Shore is in the OL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rochdale.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rain Shore?

The centre of Rain Shore is located at position 53.63367° latitude and -2.22408° longitude.

Latitude53.63367°
Longitude-2.22408°

What is the easting and northing of Rain Shore?

The centre of Rain Shore is located at the grid reference easting 385280 and northing 415262 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting385280
Northing415262

What are the nearest towns to Rain Shore?

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

south-west
3m
Rain Shore is 3 miles south-west of Whitworth
north
3m
Rain Shore is 3 miles north of Heywood
north-west
3m
Rain Shore is 3 miles north-west of Rochdale
east
4m
Rain Shore is 4 miles east of Ramsbottom
north-east
4m
Rain Shore is 4 miles north-east of Bury
west
5m
Rain Shore is 5 miles west of Milnrow
south
5m
Rain Shore is 5 miles south of Bacup
west
5m
Rain Shore is 5 miles west of Littleborough
south-east
5m
Rain Shore is 5 miles south-east of Rawtenstall
north
6m
Rain Shore is 6 miles north of Middleton

What are the nearest cities to Rain Shore?

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

north
11m
Rain Shore is 11 miles north of Manchester
north
11m
Rain Shore is 11 miles north of Salford
south-east
21m
Rain Shore is 21 miles south-east of Preston
south-west
22m
Rain Shore is 22 miles south-west of Bradford
south-west
30m
Rain Shore is 30 miles south-west of Leeds
west
30m
Rain Shore is 30 miles west of Wakefield
north-east
35m
Rain Shore is 35 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
36m
Rain Shore is 36 miles north-west of Sheffield
south-east
37m
Rain Shore is 37 miles south-east of Lancaster
north-east
41m
Rain Shore is 41 miles north-east of Chester