Higher Copthurst is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north of the town of Chorley, six miles south-east of the major city of Preston, 154 miles north of Cardiff, 159 miles south of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north-west of London. Higher Copthurst lies five miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Higher Copthurst falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR6 postcode district. The post town for Higher Copthurst is Chorley.
Higher Copthurst is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Higher Copthurst is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Higher Copthurst is PR6 8LR.
Higher Copthurst is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PR6 postcode district.
The post town for Higher Copthurst is Chorley. Higher Copthurst is in the PR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chorley.
The centre of Higher Copthurst is located at position 53.68445° latitude and -2.61434° longitude.
Latitude | 53.68445° |
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Longitude | -2.61434° |
The centre of Higher Copthurst is located at the grid reference easting 359523 and northing 421064 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 359523 |
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Northing | 421064 |
Position of Higher Copthurst relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Higher Copthurst to the centre of the town.
Position of Higher Copthurst relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Higher Copthurst to the centre of the city.