Penwortham is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles south-west of the major city of Preston, 153 miles south of Edinburgh, 158 miles north of Cardiff, and 189 miles north-west of London. Penwortham falls within the district council of South Ribble, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR1 postcode district. The post town for Penwortham is Preston.
Penwortham 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 |
Penwortham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Penwortham is PR1 9XD.
Penwortham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PR1 postcode district.
The post town for Penwortham is Preston. Penwortham is in the PR1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.
The centre of Penwortham is located at position 53.74954° latitude and -2.73259° longitude.
Latitude | 53.74954° |
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Longitude | -2.73259° |
The centre of Penwortham is located at the grid reference easting 351788 and northing 428379 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 351788 |
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Northing | 428379 |
Position of Penwortham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Penwortham to the centre of the town.
Position of Penwortham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Penwortham to the centre of the city.