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Where is Hightown?

Hightown is located in the county of Merseyside, North West England, two miles south of the town of Formby, nine miles north of the major city of Liverpool, 141 miles north of Cardiff, 168 miles south of Edinburgh, and 186 miles north-west of London. Hightown lies roughly one mile south-west of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Hightown falls within the metropolitan district council of Sefton. It is in the L38 postcode district. The post town for Hightown is Liverpool.

Hightown on a map

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

Which county is Hightown in?

Hightown is in the ceremonial county of Merseyside, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyMerseyside
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Hightown in Merseyside?

Hightown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Merseyside, and towards the westernmost extremity of Merseyside.

Map showing location of Hightown within Merseyside
Location of Hightown within Merseyside

What is the postcode for Hightown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hightown is L38 0BA.

Where is Hightown in L38?

Hightown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the L38 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the L38 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hightown within L38
Location of Hightown within L38

What is the post town for Hightown?

The post town for Hightown is Liverpool. Hightown is in the L38 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Liverpool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hightown?

The centre of Hightown is located at position 53.52517° latitude and -3.05969° longitude.

Latitude53.52517°
Longitude-3.05969°

What is the easting and northing of Hightown?

The centre of Hightown is located at the grid reference easting 329846 and northing 403690 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting329846
Northing403690

What are the nearest towns to Hightown?

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

south
2m
Hightown is 2 miles south of Formby
north-west
4m
Hightown is 4 miles north-west of Crosby
north-west
4m
Hightown is 4 miles north-west of Litherland
west
5m
Hightown is 5 miles west of Maghull
north-west
6m
Hightown is 6 miles north-west of Bootle
north
7m
Hightown is 7 miles north of Wallasey
north-west
8m
Hightown is 8 miles north-west of Kirkby
west
8m
Hightown is 8 miles west of Ormskirk
south
9m
Hightown is 9 miles south of Southport
north
9m
Hightown is 9 miles north of Birkenhead

What are the nearest cities to Hightown?

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

north
9m
Hightown is 9 miles north of Liverpool
south-west
22m
Hightown is 22 miles south-west of Preston
north
24m
Hightown is 24 miles north of Chester
north-east
24m
Hightown is 24 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
32m
Hightown is 32 miles west of Salford
north
33m
Hightown is 33 miles north of Wrexham
west
34m
Hightown is 34 miles west of Manchester
south
38m
Hightown is 38 miles south of Lancaster
north-east
49m
Hightown is 49 miles north-east of Bangor
north-west
51m
Hightown is 51 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent