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Where is Westhead?

Westhead is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles east of the town of Ormskirk, nine miles north-west of the major town of St Helens, 145 miles north of Cardiff, 166 miles south of Edinburgh, and 182 miles north-west of London. Westhead lies three miles north-east of the Merseyside border. Westhead falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the L40 postcode district. The post town for Westhead is Ormskirk.

Westhead on a map

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

Which county is Westhead in?

Westhead 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 Westhead in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Westhead within Lancashire
Location of Westhead within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Westhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Westhead is L40 6LP.

Where is Westhead in L40?

Westhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the L40 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the L40 postcode district.

Map showing location of Westhead within L40
Location of Westhead within L40

What is the post town for Westhead?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Westhead?

The centre of Westhead is located at position 53.56292° latitude and -2.84359° longitude.

Latitude53.56292°
Longitude-2.84359°

What is the easting and northing of Westhead?

The centre of Westhead is located at the grid reference easting 344222 and northing 407698 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting344222
Northing407698

What are the nearest towns to Westhead?

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

east
2m
Westhead is 2 miles east of Ormskirk
west
3m
Westhead is 3 miles west of Skelmersdale
north-west
5m
Westhead is 5 miles north-west of Rainford
north-east
5m
Westhead is 5 miles north-east of Maghull
north
6m
Westhead is 6 miles north of Kirkby
north-west
7m
Westhead is 7 miles north-west of Billinge
west
8m
Westhead is 8 miles west of Standish
north-west
9m
Westhead is 9 miles north-west of St Helens
west
9m
Westhead is 9 miles west of Wigan
south-east
9m
Westhead is 9 miles south-east of Southport

What are the nearest cities to Westhead?

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

north-east
12m
Westhead is 12 miles north-east of Liverpool
south-west
15m
Westhead is 15 miles south-west of Preston
west
23m
Westhead is 23 miles west of Salford
west
25m
Westhead is 25 miles west of Manchester
north
26m
Westhead is 26 miles north of Chester
north-east
33m
Westhead is 33 miles north-east of St Asaph
south
34m
Westhead is 34 miles south of Lancaster
north
36m
Westhead is 36 miles north of Wrexham
north-west
47m
Westhead is 47 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
47m
Westhead is 47 miles west of Bradford