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Where is Carrington?

Carrington is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles south-east of the town of Irlam, five miles south-west of the major city of Salford, 139 miles north of Cardiff, and 163 miles north-west of London. Carrington lies three miles north of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Cheshire. Carrington falls within the metropolitan district council of Trafford. It is in the M31 postcode district. The post town for Carrington is Manchester.

Carrington on a map

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

Which county is Carrington in?

Carrington is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Cheshire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyCheshire

Where is Carrington in Greater Manchester?

Carrington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Carrington within Greater Manchester
Location of Carrington within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Carrington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Carrington is M31 4BJ.

Where is Carrington in M31?

Carrington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the M31 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the M31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Carrington within M31
Location of Carrington within M31

What is the post town for Carrington?

The post town for Carrington is Manchester. Carrington is in the M31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Carrington?

The centre of Carrington is located at position 53.43352° latitude and -2.38537° longitude.

Latitude53.43352°
Longitude-2.38537°

What is the easting and northing of Carrington?

The centre of Carrington is located at the grid reference easting 374494 and northing 393040 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting374494
Northing393040

What are the nearest towns to Carrington?

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

south-east
2m
Carrington is 2 miles south-east of Irlam
north-east
2m
Carrington is 2 miles north-east of Partington
south-west
2m
Carrington is 2 miles south-west of Urmston
west
3m
Carrington is 3 miles west of Sale
west
3m
Carrington is 3 miles west of Stretford
north-west
3m
Carrington is 3 miles north-west of Altrincham
south-west
4m
Carrington is 4 miles south-west of Eccles
north-west
4m
Carrington is 4 miles north-west of Hale
south
5m
Carrington is 5 miles south of Worsley
north-east
5m
Carrington is 5 miles north-east of Lymm

What are the nearest cities to Carrington?

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

south-west
5m
Carrington is 5 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
7m
Carrington is 7 miles south-west of Manchester
east
25m
Carrington is 25 miles east of Liverpool
south-east
26m
Carrington is 26 miles south-east of Preston
north-east
27m
Carrington is 27 miles north-east of Chester
north
30m
Carrington is 30 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
36m
Carrington is 36 miles south-west of Bradford
north-east
37m
Carrington is 37 miles north-east of Wrexham
west
38m
Carrington is 38 miles west of Sheffield
south-west
40m
Carrington is 40 miles south-west of Wakefield