Where is WA3?

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WA3 spans the counties of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside. It contains the town of Golborne, as well as Culcheth, Lowton, Birchwood, Lowton St Mary's, and Locking Stumps. WA3 is 18km west of the city of Salford. WA3 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

WA3 on a map

The below map shows where WA3 is, and the boundary of the WA3 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is WA3 in?

WA3 lies within the counties of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County	% Area
Cheshire	66%
Greater Manchester	31%
Merseyside	3%

Which cities, towns and villages are in WA3?

Golborne	Town
Culcheth	Village
Lowton	Suburb
Birchwood	Suburb
Lowton St Mary's	Suburb
Locking Stumps	Suburb
Glazebury	Village
Risley	Suburb
Oakwood	Suburb
Croft	Village
Gorse Covert	Suburb
Birchwood Park	Suburb
Town of Lowton	Village
Birchwood Centre	Suburb
Edge Green	Suburb
Lane Head	Suburb
Kenyon	Hamlet
Hollins Green	Village
Bank Heath	Suburb
Fowley Common	Village
Little Town	Hamlet
Lowton Common	Suburb
Twiss Green	Suburb
Hollinfare	Village
Diggle Green	Hamlet
New Lane End	Village
Glazebrook	Village
Wigshaw	Hamlet
Lowton Heath	Hamlet
Wash End	Suburb
Lane End	Village

What are the nearest towns to WA3?

Position of WA3 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of WA3 to the centre of the town.

What are the nearest cities to WA3?

Position of WA3 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of WA3 to the centre of the city.