Crawford is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north-east of the town of Rainford, four miles north of the major town of St Helens, 142 miles north of Cardiff, 169 miles south of Edinburgh, and 177 miles north-west of London. Crawford lies just north-east of the Merseyside border. Crawford falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the WN8 postcode district.
Crawford is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Crawford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Crawford is WN8 9QR.
Crawford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WN8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WN8 postcode district.
The centre of Crawford is located at position 53.51929° latitude and -2.75808° longitude.
Latitude | 53.51929° |
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Longitude | -2.75808° |
The centre of Crawford is located at the grid reference easting 349834 and northing 402780 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 349834 |
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Northing | 402780 |
Position of Crawford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Crawford to the centre of the town.
Position of Crawford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Crawford to the centre of the city.