Hoscar is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north-west of the town of Skelmersdale, eight miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 147 miles north of Cardiff, 164 miles south of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north-west of London. Hoscar lies four miles west of the Greater Manchester border. Hoscar 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 Hoscar is Ormskirk.
Hoscar 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 |
Hoscar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hoscar is L40 4BE.
Hoscar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the L40 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the L40 postcode district.
The post town for Hoscar is Ormskirk. Hoscar is in the L40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ormskirk.
The centre of Hoscar is located at position 53.59472° latitude and -2.81161° longitude.
Latitude | 53.59472° |
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Longitude | -2.81161° |
The centre of Hoscar is located at the grid reference easting 346381 and northing 411211 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 346381 |
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Northing | 411211 |
Position of Hoscar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hoscar to the centre of the town.
Position of Hoscar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hoscar to the centre of the city.