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Where is Crooke?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Crooke in?

Crooke is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Crooke in Greater Manchester?

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

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

What is the postcode for Crooke?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Crooke is WN6 8JL.

Where is Crooke in WN6?

Crooke is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Crooke within WN6
Location of Crooke within WN6

What is the post town for Crooke?

The post town for Crooke is Wigan. Crooke is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Crooke?

The centre of Crooke is located at position 53.56249° latitude and -2.67544° longitude.

Latitude53.56249°
Longitude-2.67544°

What is the easting and northing of Crooke?

The centre of Crooke is located at the grid reference easting 355359 and northing 407532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting355359
Northing407532

What are the nearest towns to Crooke?

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

south
2m
Crooke is 2 miles south of Standish
north-west
2m
Crooke is 2 miles north-west of Wigan
north-west
3m
Crooke is 3 miles north-west of Ince-in-Makerfield
east
4m
Crooke is 4 miles east of Skelmersdale
north-west
4m
Crooke is 4 miles north-west of Hindley
south-west
5m
Crooke is 5 miles south-west of Adlington
north
5m
Crooke is 5 miles north of Billinge
north
5m
Crooke is 5 miles north of Ashton-in-Makerfield
south-west
6m
Crooke is 6 miles south-west of Horwich
north-east
6m
Crooke is 6 miles north-east of Rainford

What are the nearest cities to Crooke?

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

south
14m
Crooke is 14 miles south of Preston
north-east
16m
Crooke is 16 miles north-east of Liverpool
west
17m
Crooke is 17 miles west of Salford
west
19m
Crooke is 19 miles west of Manchester
north
27m
Crooke is 27 miles north of Chester
south
34m
Crooke is 34 miles south of Lancaster
north
38m
Crooke is 38 miles north of Wrexham
north-east
38m
Crooke is 38 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
41m
Crooke is 41 miles west of Bradford
north-west
43m
Crooke is 43 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent