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Where is Towngate?

Towngate is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, five miles north-west of the town of Standish, eight miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 150 miles north of Cardiff, 162 miles south of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north-west of London. Towngate lies three miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Towngate falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the L40 postcode district. The post town for Towngate is Ormskirk.

Towngate on a map

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

Which county is Towngate in?

Towngate is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Towngate in Lancashire?

Towngate is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Towngate within Lancashire
Location of Towngate within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Towngate?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Towngate is L40 2QU.

Where is Towngate in L40?

Towngate is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the L40 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the L40 postcode district.

Map showing location of Towngate within L40
Location of Towngate within L40

What is the post town for Towngate?

The post town for Towngate is Ormskirk. Towngate is in the L40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ormskirk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Towngate?

The centre of Towngate is located at position 53.62847° latitude and -2.75265° longitude.

Latitude53.62847°
Longitude-2.75265°

What is the easting and northing of Towngate?

The centre of Towngate is located at the grid reference easting 350322 and northing 414924 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting350322
Northing414924

What are the nearest towns to Towngate?

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

north-west
5m
Towngate is 5 miles north-west of Standish
south-west
5m
Towngate is 5 miles south-west of Leyland
west
5m
Towngate is 5 miles west of Chorley
north
6m
Towngate is 6 miles north of Skelmersdale
west
6m
Towngate is 6 miles west of Adlington
north-east
7m
Towngate is 7 miles north-east of Ormskirk
north-west
8m
Towngate is 8 miles north-west of Wigan
south-west
8m
Towngate is 8 miles south-west of Bamber Bridge
north-west
8m
Towngate is 8 miles north-west of Ince-in-Makerfield
west
9m
Towngate is 9 miles west of Horwich

What are the nearest cities to Towngate?

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

south
9m
Towngate is 9 miles south of Preston
north-east
18m
Towngate is 18 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
21m
Towngate is 21 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
23m
Towngate is 23 miles north-west of Manchester
south
29m
Towngate is 29 miles south of Lancaster
north
31m
Towngate is 31 miles north of Chester
north-east
38m
Towngate is 38 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
41m
Towngate is 41 miles north of Wrexham
west
42m
Towngate is 42 miles west of Bradford
north-west
48m
Towngate is 48 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent