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 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 |
Westhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Westhead is L40 6LP.
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.
The post town for Westhead is Ormskirk. Westhead is in the L40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ormskirk.
The centre of Westhead is located at position 53.56292° latitude and -2.84359° longitude.
Latitude | 53.56292° |
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Longitude | -2.84359° |
The centre of Westhead is located at the grid reference easting 344222 and northing 407698 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 344222 |
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Northing | 407698 |
Position of Westhead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Westhead to the centre of the town.
Position of Westhead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Westhead to the centre of the city.