Hawkshaw is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles south-west of the town of Ramsbottom, four miles north-west of the major town of Bury, 153 miles north of Cardiff, 164 miles south of Edinburgh, and 174 miles north-west of London. Hawkshaw lies just south-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Hawkshaw falls within the metropolitan district council of Bury. It is in the BL8 postcode district. The post town for Hawkshaw is Bury.
Hawkshaw 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 |
Hawkshaw is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hawkshaw is BL8 4JY.
Hawkshaw is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BL8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BL8 postcode district.
The post town for Hawkshaw is Bury. Hawkshaw is in the BL8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury.
The centre of Hawkshaw is located at position 53.63159° latitude and -2.36567° longitude.
Latitude | 53.63159° |
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Longitude | -2.36567° |
The centre of Hawkshaw is located at the grid reference easting 375916 and northing 415069 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 375916 |
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Northing | 415069 |
Position of Hawkshaw relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawkshaw to the centre of the town.
Position of Hawkshaw relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawkshaw to the centre of the city.