Bickershaw is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile south of the town of Hindley, three miles south-east of the major town of Wigan, 143 miles north of Cardiff, 171 miles south of Edinburgh, and 172 miles north-west of London. Bickershaw lies three miles east of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Bickershaw falls within the metropolitan district council of Wigan. It is in the WN2 postcode district. The post town for Bickershaw is Wigan.
Bickershaw 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 |
Bickershaw 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 Bickershaw is WN2 5TU.
Bickershaw is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WN2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WN2 postcode district.
The post town for Bickershaw is Wigan. Bickershaw is in the WN2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.
The centre of Bickershaw is located at position 53.51362° latitude and -2.56997° longitude.
Latitude | 53.51362° |
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Longitude | -2.56997° |
The centre of Bickershaw is located at the grid reference easting 362301 and northing 402033 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362301 |
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Northing | 402033 |
Position of Bickershaw relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bickershaw to the centre of the town.
Position of Bickershaw relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bickershaw to the centre of the city.