Four Gates is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile north-west of the town of Westhoughton, four miles east of the major town of Wigan, 147 miles north of Cardiff, 167 miles south of Edinburgh, and 174 miles north-west of London. Four Gates lies two miles south of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Four Gates falls within the metropolitan district council of Bolton. It is in the BL5 postcode district. The post town for Four Gates is Bolton.
Four Gates is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Four Gates 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 Four Gates is BL5 3LZ.
Four Gates is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BL5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BL5 postcode district.
The post town for Four Gates is Bolton. Four Gates is in the BL5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bolton.
The centre of Four Gates is located at position 53.56507° latitude and -2.54083° longitude.
Latitude | 53.56507° |
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Longitude | -2.54083° |
The centre of Four Gates is located at the grid reference easting 364277 and northing 407743 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 364277 |
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Northing | 407743 |
Position of Four Gates relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Four Gates to the centre of the town.
Position of Four Gates relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Four Gates to the centre of the city.