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Where is Moss Side?

Moss Side is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, five miles west of the town of Garstang, ten miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 141 miles south of Edinburgh, 169 miles north of Cardiff, and 203 miles north-west of London. Moss Side falls within the district council of Wyre, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR3 postcode district. The post town for Moss Side is Preston.

Moss Side on a map

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

Which county is Moss Side in?

Moss Side 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 Moss Side in Lancashire?

Moss Side is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Moss Side within Lancashire
Location of Moss Side within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Moss Side?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Moss Side is PR3 6BX.

Where is Moss Side in PR3?

Moss Side is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PR3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Moss Side within PR3
Location of Moss Side within PR3

What is the post town for Moss Side?

The post town for Moss Side is Preston. Moss Side is in the PR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Moss Side?

The centre of Moss Side is located at position 53.92402° latitude and -2.88771° longitude.

Latitude53.92402°
Longitude-2.88771°

What is the easting and northing of Moss Side?

The centre of Moss Side is located at the grid reference easting 341802 and northing 447908 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting341802
Northing447908

What are the nearest towns to Moss Side?

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

west
5m
Moss Side is 5 miles west of Garstang
north-east
6m
Moss Side is 6 miles north-east of Thornton
east
6m
Moss Side is 6 miles east of Fleetwood
north-east
7m
Moss Side is 7 miles north-east of Cleveleys
north-east
7m
Moss Side is 7 miles north-east of Poulton-le-Fylde
south
9m
Moss Side is 9 miles south of Heysham
north-east
10m
Moss Side is 10 miles north-east of Blackpool
north
10m
Moss Side is 10 miles north of Kirkham
south
10m
Moss Side is 10 miles south of Morecambe
north-west
12m
Moss Side is 12 miles north-west of Fulwood

What are the nearest cities to Moss Side?

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

south
9m
Moss Side is 9 miles south of Lancaster
north-west
14m
Moss Side is 14 miles north-west of Preston
north
36m
Moss Side is 36 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
39m
Moss Side is 39 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
41m
Moss Side is 41 miles north-west of Manchester
west
47m
Moss Side is 47 miles west of Bradford
north
51m
Moss Side is 51 miles north of Chester
north-east
51m
Moss Side is 51 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
55m
Moss Side is 55 miles west of Leeds
west
57m
Moss Side is 57 miles west of Ripon