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Where is Moss Side?

Moss Side is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south-west of the town of Kirkham, six miles south-east of the major town of Blackpool, 152 miles south of Edinburgh, 158 miles north of Cardiff, and 195 miles north-west of London. Moss Side lies five miles north of the Merseyside border. Moss Side falls within the district council of Fylde, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the FY8 postcode district. The post town for Moss Side is Lytham St. Annes.

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 FY8 4NY.

Where is Moss Side in FY8?

Moss Side is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the FY8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FY8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Moss Side within FY8
Location of Moss Side within FY8

What is the post town for Moss Side?

The post town for Moss Side is Lytham St. Annes. Moss Side is in the FY8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lytham St. Annes.

What is the latitude and longitude of Moss Side?

The centre of Moss Side is located at position 53.76692° latitude and -2.93236° longitude.

Latitude53.76692°
Longitude-2.93236°

What is the easting and northing of Moss Side?

The centre of Moss Side is located at the grid reference easting 338640 and northing 430468 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting338640
Northing430468

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.

south-west
3m
Moss Side is 3 miles south-west of Kirkham
west
3m
Moss Side is 3 miles west of Freckleton
east
4m
Moss Side is 4 miles east of Lytham St Anne's
south-east
6m
Moss Side is 6 miles south-east of Poulton-le-Fylde
south-east
6m
Moss Side is 6 miles south-east of Blackpool
south
8m
Moss Side is 8 miles south of Thornton
north
9m
Moss Side is 9 miles north of Southport
west
9m
Moss Side is 9 miles west of Fulwood
south-east
9m
Moss Side is 9 miles south-east of Cleveleys
south
11m
Moss Side is 11 miles south of Fleetwood

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.

west
10m
Moss Side is 10 miles west of Preston
south
20m
Moss Side is 20 miles south of Lancaster
north
25m
Moss Side is 25 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
33m
Moss Side is 33 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
35m
Moss Side is 35 miles north-west of Manchester
north
40m
Moss Side is 40 miles north of Chester
north-east
41m
Moss Side is 41 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
48m
Moss Side is 48 miles west of Bradford
north
50m
Moss Side is 50 miles north of Wrexham
west
57m
Moss Side is 57 miles west of Leeds

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