Where is WN6?

WN6 spans the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. It contains the town of Standish, as well as Shevington, Shevington Moor, Shevington Vale, Beech Hill, and Appley Bridge. WN6 is 21km south of the city of Preston. WN6 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

WN6 on a map

The below map shows where WN6 is, and the boundary of the WN6 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is WN6 in?

WN6 lies within the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County% Area
Greater Manchester59%
Lancashire41%

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Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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Source: Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties
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Which cities, towns and villages are in WN6?

StandishTown
ShevingtonVillage
Shevington MoorVillage
Shevington ValeVillage
Beech HillSuburb
Appley BridgeVillage
WrightingtonHamlet
GidlowSuburb
Wrightington BarVillage
Mossy LeaVillage
Standish Lower GroundSuburb
Hunger HillVillage
GathurstHamlet
Robin HoodHamlet
CrookeVillage
SpringfieldSuburb
High MoorHamlet

What are the nearest towns to WN6?

Position of WN6 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of WN6 to the centre of the town.

north-west4km
WN6 is 4km north-west of Wigan
north-west6km
WN6 is 6km north-west of Ince-in-Makerfield
south-west7km
WN6 is 7km south-west of Adlington
north-east7km
WN6 is 7km north-east of Skelmersdale
north-west8km
WN6 is 8km north-west of Hindley
west9km
WN6 is 9km west of Horwich
south9km
WN6 is 9km south of Chorley
north10km
WN6 is 10km north of Billinge
north10km
WN6 is 10km north of Ashton-in-Makerfield
west10km
WN6 is 10km west of Westhoughton

What are the nearest cities to WN6?

Position of WN6 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of WN6 to the centre of the city.

south21km
WN6 is 21km south of Preston
north-west27km
WN6 is 27km north-west of Salford
north-east27km
WN6 is 27km north-east of Liverpool
west30km
WN6 is 30km west of Manchester
north45km
WN6 is 45km north of Chester
south53km
WN6 is 53km south of Lancaster
north-east62km
WN6 is 62km north-east of St Asaph
north63km
WN6 is 63km north of Wrexham
west65km
WN6 is 65km west of Bradford
north-west70km
WN6 is 70km north-west of Stoke-on-Trent