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Where is Rainford Junction?

Rainford Junction is located in the county of Merseyside, North West England, one mile north of the town of Rainford, five miles north-west of the major town of St Helens, 142 miles north of Cardiff, 169 miles south of Edinburgh, and 178 miles north-west of London. Rainford Junction lies just south of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Rainford Junction falls within the metropolitan district council of St. Helens. It is in the WA11 postcode district. The post town for Rainford Junction is St. Helens.

Rainford Junction on a map

Map showing extent of Rainford Junction as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Rainford Junction
Map showing location of Rainford Junction within the UK
Location of Rainford Junction within the UK

Which county is Rainford Junction in?

Rainford Junction is in the ceremonial county of Merseyside, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyMerseyside
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Rainford Junction in Merseyside?

Rainford Junction is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Merseyside, and towards the easternmost extremity of Merseyside.

Map showing location of Rainford Junction within Merseyside
Location of Rainford Junction within Merseyside

What is the postcode for Rainford Junction?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rainford Junction is WA11 7JX.

Where is Rainford Junction in WA11?

Rainford Junction is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WA11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WA11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rainford Junction within WA11
Location of Rainford Junction within WA11

What is the post town for Rainford Junction?

The post town for Rainford Junction is St. Helens. Rainford Junction is in the WA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of St. Helens.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rainford Junction?

The centre of Rainford Junction is located at position 53.51778° latitude and -2.78934° longitude.

Latitude53.51778°
Longitude-2.78934°

What is the easting and northing of Rainford Junction?

The centre of Rainford Junction is located at the grid reference easting 347759 and northing 402635 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347759
Northing402635

What are the nearest towns to Rainford Junction?

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

north
1m
Rainford Junction is 1 mile north of Rainford
south
2m
Rainford Junction is 2 miles south of Skelmersdale
north-west
4m
Rainford Junction is 4 miles north-west of Billinge
north-west
5m
Rainford Junction is 5 miles north-west of St Helens
north-east
5m
Rainford Junction is 5 miles north-east of Kirkby
south-east
5m
Rainford Junction is 5 miles south-east of Ormskirk
north-west
6m
Rainford Junction is 6 miles north-west of Haydock
north
6m
Rainford Junction is 6 miles north of Prescot
east
6m
Rainford Junction is 6 miles east of Maghull
west
7m
Rainford Junction is 7 miles west of Ashton-in-Makerfield

What are the nearest cities to Rainford Junction?

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

north-east
11m
Rainford Junction is 11 miles north-east of Liverpool
south
17m
Rainford Junction is 17 miles south of Preston
west
21m
Rainford Junction is 21 miles west of Salford
west
23m
Rainford Junction is 23 miles west of Manchester
north
23m
Rainford Junction is 23 miles north of Chester
north-east
33m
Rainford Junction is 33 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
34m
Rainford Junction is 34 miles north of Wrexham
south
37m
Rainford Junction is 37 miles south of Lancaster
north-west
43m
Rainford Junction is 43 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
47m
Rainford Junction is 47 miles south-west of Bradford