Hindley is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile east of the town of Ince-in-Makerfield, two miles south-east of the major town of Wigan, 144 miles north of Cardiff, 169 miles south of Edinburgh, and 174 miles north-west of London. Hindley lies four miles east of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Hindley falls within the metropolitan district council of Wigan. It is in the WN2 postcode district. The post town for Hindley is Wigan.
Hindley 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 |
Hindley 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 Hindley is WN2 3BX.
Hindley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WN2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WN2 postcode district.
The post town for Hindley is Wigan. Hindley is in the WN2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.
The centre of Hindley is located at position 53.53382° latitude and -2.58111° longitude.
Latitude | 53.53382° |
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Longitude | -2.58111° |
The centre of Hindley is located at the grid reference easting 361581 and northing 404287 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 361581 |
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Northing | 404287 |
Position of Hindley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hindley to the centre of the town.
Position of Hindley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hindley to the centre of the city.