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Where is Wigshaw?

Wigshaw is located in the county of Cheshire, North West England, three miles south-east of the town of Golborne, five miles north-east of the major town of Warrington, 139 miles north of Cardiff, and 168 miles north-west of London. Wigshaw lies roughly one mile south-west of the Greater Manchester border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Wigshaw falls within the unitary authority of Warrington. It is in the WA3 postcode district. The post town for Wigshaw is Warrington.

Wigshaw on a map

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

Which county is Wigshaw in?

Wigshaw is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Warrington.

Ceremonial CountyCheshire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyWarrington

Where is Wigshaw in Cheshire?

Wigshaw is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cheshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cheshire.

Map showing location of Wigshaw within Cheshire
Location of Wigshaw within Cheshire

What is the postcode for Wigshaw?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wigshaw is WA3 4AD.

Where is Wigshaw in WA3?

Wigshaw is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WA3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WA3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wigshaw within WA3
Location of Wigshaw within WA3

What is the post town for Wigshaw?

The post town for Wigshaw is Warrington. Wigshaw is in the WA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Warrington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wigshaw?

The centre of Wigshaw is located at position 53.44844° latitude and -2.53204° longitude.

Latitude53.44844°
Longitude-2.53204°

What is the easting and northing of Wigshaw?

The centre of Wigshaw is located at the grid reference easting 364762 and northing 394762 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting364762
Northing394762

What are the nearest towns to Wigshaw?

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

south-east
3m
Wigshaw is 3 miles south-east of Golborne
south
3m
Wigshaw is 3 miles south of Leigh
east
5m
Wigshaw is 5 miles east of Newton-le-Willows
north-east
5m
Wigshaw is 5 miles north-east of Warrington
north-west
5m
Wigshaw is 5 miles north-west of Partington
west
5m
Wigshaw is 5 miles west of Irlam
north-west
5m
Wigshaw is 5 miles north-west of Lymm
south-east
5m
Wigshaw is 5 miles south-east of Ashton-in-Makerfield
south-west
5m
Wigshaw is 5 miles south-west of Tyldesley
south
6m
Wigshaw is 6 miles south of Atherton

What are the nearest cities to Wigshaw?

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

west
10m
Wigshaw is 10 miles west of Salford
west
12m
Wigshaw is 12 miles west of Manchester
east
19m
Wigshaw is 19 miles east of Liverpool
south
23m
Wigshaw is 23 miles south of Preston
north-east
23m
Wigshaw is 23 miles north-east of Chester
north-west
33m
Wigshaw is 33 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-east
34m
Wigshaw is 34 miles north-east of Wrexham
south-west
40m
Wigshaw is 40 miles south-west of Bradford
east
40m
Wigshaw is 40 miles east of St Asaph
south
43m
Wigshaw is 43 miles south of Lancaster