Holmeswood is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, five miles north of the town of Ormskirk, six miles east of the major town of Southport, 150 miles north of Cardiff, 160 miles south of Edinburgh, and 186 miles north-west of London. Holmeswood lies four miles north of the Merseyside border. Holmeswood falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the L40 postcode district. The post town for Holmeswood is Ormskirk.
Holmeswood 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 |
Holmeswood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Holmeswood is L40 1TX.
Holmeswood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the L40 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the L40 postcode district.
The post town for Holmeswood is Ormskirk. Holmeswood is in the L40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ormskirk.
The centre of Holmeswood is located at position 53.64145° latitude and -2.85054° longitude.
Latitude | 53.64145° |
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Longitude | -2.85054° |
The centre of Holmeswood is located at the grid reference easting 343866 and northing 416441 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 343866 |
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Northing | 416441 |
Position of Holmeswood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Holmeswood to the centre of the town.
Position of Holmeswood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Holmeswood to the centre of the city.