Crooke is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles south of the town of Standish, two miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 145 miles north of Cardiff, 167 miles south of Edinburgh, and 178 miles north-west of London. Crooke lies roughly one mile south of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Crooke falls within the metropolitan district council of Wigan. It is in the WN6 postcode district. The post town for Crooke is Wigan.
Crooke is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
---|---|
Historic County | Lancashire |
Crooke 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 Crooke is WN6 8JL.
Crooke is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district.
The post town for Crooke is Wigan. Crooke is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.
The centre of Crooke is located at position 53.56249° latitude and -2.67544° longitude.
Latitude | 53.56249° |
---|---|
Longitude | -2.67544° |
The centre of Crooke is located at the grid reference easting 355359 and northing 407532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 355359 |
---|---|
Northing | 407532 |
Position of Crooke relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Crooke to the centre of the town.
Position of Crooke relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Crooke to the centre of the city.