Hoghton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles east of the town of Bamber Bridge, five miles east of the major city of Preston, 155 miles south of Edinburgh, 158 miles north of Cardiff, and 185 miles north-west of London. Hoghton falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR5 postcode district. The post town for Hoghton is Preston.
Hoghton 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 |
Hoghton 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 Hoghton is PR5 0DS.
Hoghton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PR5 postcode district.
The post town for Hoghton is Preston. Hoghton is in the PR5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.
The centre of Hoghton is located at position 53.73606° latitude and -2.59307° longitude.
Latitude | 53.73606° |
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Longitude | -2.59307° |
The centre of Hoghton is located at the grid reference easting 360976 and northing 426794 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 360976 |
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Northing | 426794 |
Position of Hoghton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hoghton to the centre of the town.
Position of Hoghton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hoghton to the centre of the city.