Blacksnape is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, one mile east of the town of Darwen, five miles south-east of the major town of Blackburn, 156 miles north of Cardiff, 159 miles south of Edinburgh, and 179 miles north-west of London. Blacksnape lies three miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Blacksnape falls within the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen. It is in the BB3 postcode district. The post town for Blacksnape is Darwen.
Blacksnape is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Blackburn with Darwen.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Blackburn with Darwen |
Blacksnape is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blacksnape is BB3 3PN.
Blacksnape is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BB3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BB3 postcode district.
The post town for Blacksnape is Darwen. Blacksnape is in the BB3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darwen.
The centre of Blacksnape is located at position 53.68937° latitude and -2.4373° longitude.
Latitude | 53.68937° |
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Longitude | -2.4373° |
The centre of Blacksnape is located at the grid reference easting 371219 and northing 421524 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 371219 |
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Northing | 421524 |
Position of Blacksnape relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blacksnape to the centre of the town.
Position of Blacksnape relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blacksnape to the centre of the city.