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Where is Water?

Water is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north-west of the town of Bacup, four miles south of the major town of Burnley, 158 miles south of Edinburgh, 160 miles north of Cardiff, and 177 miles north-west of London. Water lies three miles west of the West Yorkshire border. Water falls within the district council of Rossendale, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB4 postcode district. The post town for Water is Rossendale.

Water on a map

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

Which county is Water in?

Water 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 Water in Lancashire?

Water is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Water within Lancashire
Location of Water within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Water?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Water is BB4 9QR.

Where is Water in BB4?

Water is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BB4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BB4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Water within BB4
Location of Water within BB4

What is the post town for Water?

The post town for Water is Rossendale. Water is in the BB4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rossendale.

What is the latitude and longitude of Water?

The centre of Water is located at position 53.72837° latitude and -2.24133° longitude.

Latitude53.72837°
Longitude-2.24133°

What is the easting and northing of Water?

The centre of Water is located at the grid reference easting 384175 and northing 425802 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting384175
Northing425802

What are the nearest towns to Water?

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

north-west
2m
Water is 2 miles north-west of Bacup
north-east
3m
Water is 3 miles north-east of Rawtenstall
north-east
4m
Water is 4 miles north-east of Haslingden
south
4m
Water is 4 miles south of Burnley
east
5m
Water is 5 miles east of Accrington
north-west
5m
Water is 5 miles north-west of Whitworth
south-east
6m
Water is 6 miles south-east of Padiham
west
6m
Water is 6 miles west of Todmorden
east
6m
Water is 6 miles east of Church
north-east
6m
Water is 6 miles north-east of Ramsbottom

What are the nearest cities to Water?

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

north
17m
Water is 17 miles north of Manchester
north
17m
Water is 17 miles north of Salford
east
19m
Water is 19 miles east of Preston
west
20m
Water is 20 miles west of Bradford
west
29m
Water is 29 miles west of Leeds
west
31m
Water is 31 miles west of Wakefield
south-east
32m
Water is 32 miles south-east of Lancaster
north-east
38m
Water is 38 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
40m
Water is 40 miles north-west of Sheffield
south-west
41m
Water is 41 miles south-west of Ripon

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