Mossy Lea is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north-west of the town of Standish, five miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 149 miles north of Cardiff, 163 miles south of Edinburgh, and 181 miles north-west of London. Mossy Lea lies just west of the Greater Manchester border. Mossy Lea falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the WN6 postcode district. The post town for Mossy Lea is Wigan.
Mossy Lea 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 |
Mossy Lea is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Mossy Lea is WN6 9SA.
Mossy Lea is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WN6 postcode district.
The post town for Mossy Lea is Wigan. Mossy Lea is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.
The centre of Mossy Lea is located at position 53.60943° latitude and -2.70326° longitude.
Latitude | 53.60943° |
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Longitude | -2.70326° |
The centre of Mossy Lea is located at the grid reference easting 353568 and northing 412771 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 353568 |
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Northing | 412771 |
Position of Mossy Lea relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Mossy Lea to the centre of the town.
Position of Mossy Lea relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Mossy Lea to the centre of the city.