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Where is Red Rock?

Red Rock is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile east of the town of Standish, three miles north of the major town of Wigan, 147 miles north of Cardiff, 165 miles south of Edinburgh, and 178 miles north-west of London. Red Rock lies just south of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Red Rock falls within the metropolitan district council of Wigan. It is in the WN1 postcode district. The post town for Red Rock is Wigan.

Red Rock on a map

Map showing extent of Red Rock as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Red Rock
Map showing location of Red Rock within the UK
Location of Red Rock within the UK

Which county is Red Rock in?

Red Rock is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Red Rock in Greater Manchester?

Red Rock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Red Rock within Greater Manchester
Location of Red Rock within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Red Rock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Red Rock is WN1 2UW.

Where is Red Rock in WN1?

Red Rock is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WN1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WN1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Red Rock within WN1
Location of Red Rock within WN1

What is the post town for Red Rock?

The post town for Red Rock is Wigan. Red Rock is in the WN1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Red Rock?

The centre of Red Rock is located at position 53.5841° latitude and -2.62866° longitude.

Latitude53.5841°
Longitude-2.62866°

What is the easting and northing of Red Rock?

The centre of Red Rock is located at the grid reference easting 358479 and northing 409908 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting358479
Northing409908

What are the nearest towns to Red Rock?

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

east
1m
Red Rock is 1 mile east of Standish
south-west
3m
Red Rock is 3 miles south-west of Adlington
north
3m
Red Rock is 3 miles north of Wigan
north
3m
Red Rock is 3 miles north of Ince-in-Makerfield
west
4m
Red Rock is 4 miles west of Horwich
north-west
4m
Red Rock is 4 miles north-west of Hindley
south
5m
Red Rock is 5 miles south of Chorley
north-west
5m
Red Rock is 5 miles north-west of Westhoughton
east
6m
Red Rock is 6 miles east of Skelmersdale
north
7m
Red Rock is 7 miles north of Ashton-in-Makerfield

What are the nearest cities to Red Rock?

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

south
13m
Red Rock is 13 miles south of Preston
north-west
15m
Red Rock is 15 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
17m
Red Rock is 17 miles north-west of Manchester
north-east
19m
Red Rock is 19 miles north-east of Liverpool
north
29m
Red Rock is 29 miles north of Chester
south
33m
Red Rock is 33 miles south of Lancaster
west
39m
Red Rock is 39 miles west of Bradford
north-east
40m
Red Rock is 40 miles north-east of Wrexham
north-east
41m
Red Rock is 41 miles north-east of St Asaph
north-west
43m
Red Rock is 43 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent