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Where is Hawkshaw?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Hawkshaw in?

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

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Hawkshaw in Greater Manchester?

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

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

What is the postcode for Hawkshaw?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hawkshaw is BL8 4JY.

Where is Hawkshaw in BL8?

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.

Map showing location of Hawkshaw within BL8
Location of Hawkshaw within BL8

What is the post town for Hawkshaw?

The post town for Hawkshaw is Bury. Hawkshaw is in the BL8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hawkshaw?

The centre of Hawkshaw is located at position 53.63159° latitude and -2.36567° longitude.

Latitude53.63159°
Longitude-2.36567°

What is the easting and northing of Hawkshaw?

The centre of Hawkshaw is located at the grid reference easting 375916 and northing 415069 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375916
Northing415069

What are the nearest towns to Hawkshaw?

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

south-west
2m
Hawkshaw is 2 miles south-west of Ramsbottom
north-west
4m
Hawkshaw is 4 miles north-west of Bury
north-east
5m
Hawkshaw is 5 miles north-east of Bolton
north
5m
Hawkshaw is 5 miles north of Little Lever
north
5m
Hawkshaw is 5 miles north of Radcliffe
south
5m
Hawkshaw is 5 miles south of Haslingden
north
6m
Hawkshaw is 6 miles north of Farnworth
south-west
6m
Hawkshaw is 6 miles south-west of Rawtenstall
south-east
6m
Hawkshaw is 6 miles south-east of Darwen
north
6m
Hawkshaw is 6 miles north of Kearsley

What are the nearest cities to Hawkshaw?

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

north
11m
Hawkshaw is 11 miles north of Salford
north-west
12m
Hawkshaw is 12 miles north-west of Manchester
south-east
16m
Hawkshaw is 16 miles south-east of Preston
south-west
27m
Hawkshaw is 27 miles south-west of Bradford
north-east
30m
Hawkshaw is 30 miles north-east of Liverpool
south-east
34m
Hawkshaw is 34 miles south-east of Lancaster
west
35m
Hawkshaw is 35 miles west of Leeds
west
36m
Hawkshaw is 36 miles west of Wakefield
north-east
37m
Hawkshaw is 37 miles north-east of Chester
north-west
41m
Hawkshaw is 41 miles north-west of Sheffield

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