BL6 spans the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. It contains the town of Horwich, as well as Blackrod, Lostock, Bottom o' th' Moor, Chew Moor, and Lostock Junction. BL6 is 20km north-west of the city of Salford. BL6 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.
The below map shows where BL6 is, and the boundary of the BL6 postcode district:
Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012
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Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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BL6 lies within the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:
County | % Area |
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Greater Manchester | 66% |
Lancashire | 34% |
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This data was derived from the below datasets:
Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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Source: Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties
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Horwich | Town |
Blackrod | Village |
Lostock | Suburb |
Bottom o' th' Moor | Village |
Chew Moor | Village |
Lostock Junction | Suburb |
Rivington | Hamlet |
Montcliffe | Hamlet |
Scot Lane End | Suburb |
Wallsuches | Village |
Little Scotland | Hamlet |
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Source: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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Position of BL6 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of BL6 to the centre of the town.
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Source: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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Position of BL6 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of BL6 to the centre of the city.
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Source: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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