Astley is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile south of the town of Tyldesley, five miles south of the major town of Bolton, 143 miles north of Cardiff, and 169 miles north-west of London. Astley lies two miles north of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Astley falls within the metropolitan district council of Wigan. It is in the M29 postcode district. The post town for Astley is Manchester.
Astley is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Astley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Astley is M29 7BY.
Astley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the M29 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the M29 postcode district.
The post town for Astley is Manchester. Astley is in the M29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.
The centre of Astley is located at position 53.50002° latitude and -2.45907° longitude.
Latitude | 53.50002° |
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Longitude | -2.45907° |
The centre of Astley is located at the grid reference easting 369645 and northing 400468 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 369645 |
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Northing | 400468 |
Position of Astley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Astley to the centre of the town.
Position of Astley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Astley to the centre of the city.