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Where is Hoscar?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Hoscar in?

Hoscar is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Hoscar in Lancashire?

Hoscar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Hoscar within Lancashire
Location of Hoscar within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Hoscar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hoscar is L40 4BE.

Where is Hoscar in L40?

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.

Map showing location of Hoscar within L40
Location of Hoscar within L40

What is the post town for Hoscar?

The post town for Hoscar is Ormskirk. Hoscar is in the L40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ormskirk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hoscar?

The centre of Hoscar is located at position 53.59472° latitude and -2.81161° longitude.

Latitude53.59472°
Longitude-2.81161°

What is the easting and northing of Hoscar?

The centre of Hoscar is located at the grid reference easting 346381 and northing 411211 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting346381
Northing411211

What are the nearest towns to Hoscar?

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

north-west
3m
Hoscar is 3 miles north-west of Skelmersdale
north-east
4m
Hoscar is 4 miles north-east of Ormskirk
west
6m
Hoscar is 6 miles west of Standish
north
7m
Hoscar is 7 miles north of Rainford
north-east
8m
Hoscar is 8 miles north-east of Maghull
south-west
8m
Hoscar is 8 miles south-west of Leyland
north-west
8m
Hoscar is 8 miles north-west of Billinge
north-west
8m
Hoscar is 8 miles north-west of Wigan
south-west
8m
Hoscar is 8 miles south-west of Chorley
north-east
8m
Hoscar is 8 miles north-east of Kirkby

What are the nearest cities to Hoscar?

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

south-west
12m
Hoscar is 12 miles south-west of Preston
north-east
15m
Hoscar is 15 miles north-east of Liverpool
west
23m
Hoscar is 23 miles west of Salford
west
25m
Hoscar is 25 miles west of Manchester
north
28m
Hoscar is 28 miles north of Chester
south
31m
Hoscar is 31 miles south of Lancaster
north-east
35m
Hoscar is 35 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
39m
Hoscar is 39 miles north of Wrexham
west
45m
Hoscar is 45 miles west of Bradford
north-west
48m
Hoscar is 48 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent