Weir is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north of the town of Bacup, five miles south-east of the major town of Burnley, 159 miles south of Edinburgh, 161 miles north of Cardiff, and 176 miles north-west of London. Weir lies roughly one mile west of the West Yorkshire border. Weir falls within the district council of Rossendale, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the OL13 postcode district. The post town for Weir is Bacup.
Weir is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Weir is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Weir is OL13 8QP.
Weir is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the OL13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OL13 postcode district.
The post town for Weir is Bacup. Weir is in the OL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bacup.
The centre of Weir is located at position 53.72611° latitude and -2.19853° longitude.
Latitude | 53.72611° |
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Longitude | -2.19853° |
The centre of Weir is located at the grid reference easting 386998 and northing 425541 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 386998 |
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Northing | 425541 |
Position of Weir relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Weir to the centre of the town.
Position of Weir relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Weir to the centre of the city.