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Where is Farington?

Farington is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles south-west of the town of Bamber Bridge, three miles south of the major city of Preston, 156 miles south of Edinburgh, 156 miles north of Cardiff, and 187 miles north-west of London. Farington falls within the district council of South Ribble, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR26 postcode district. The post town for Farington is Leyland.

Farington on a map

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

Which county is Farington in?

Farington is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Farington in Lancashire?

Farington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Farington within Lancashire
Location of Farington within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Farington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Farington is PR26 6PR.

Where is Farington in PR26?

Farington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR26 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PR26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Farington within PR26
Location of Farington within PR26

What is the post town for Farington?

The post town for Farington is Leyland. Farington is in the PR26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leyland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Farington?

The centre of Farington is located at position 53.71908° latitude and -2.70035° longitude.

Latitude53.71908°
Longitude-2.70035°

What is the easting and northing of Farington?

The centre of Farington is located at the grid reference easting 353880 and northing 424969 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353880
Northing424969

What are the nearest towns to Farington?

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

south-west
2m
Farington is 2 miles south-west of Bamber Bridge
north
2m
Farington is 2 miles north of Leyland
south
5m
Farington is 5 miles south of Fulwood
north-west
5m
Farington is 5 miles north-west of Chorley
east
7m
Farington is 7 miles east of Freckleton
north-west
8m
Farington is 8 miles north-west of Adlington
south-east
8m
Farington is 8 miles south-east of Kirkham
south-west
9m
Farington is 9 miles south-west of Longridge
west
9m
Farington is 9 miles west of Blackburn
north
9m
Farington is 9 miles north of Standish

What are the nearest cities to Farington?

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

south
3m
Farington is 3 miles south of Preston
south
23m
Farington is 23 miles south of Lancaster
north-west
23m
Farington is 23 miles north-west of Salford
north-east
24m
Farington is 24 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
25m
Farington is 25 miles north-west of Manchester
north
37m
Farington is 37 miles north of Chester
west
39m
Farington is 39 miles west of Bradford
north-east
44m
Farington is 44 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
47m
Farington is 47 miles west of Leeds
north
48m
Farington is 48 miles north of Wrexham