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 is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Red Rock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Red Rock is WN1 2UW.
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.
The post town for Red Rock is Wigan. Red Rock is in the WN1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.
The centre of Red Rock is located at position 53.5841° latitude and -2.62866° longitude.
Latitude | 53.5841° |
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Longitude | -2.62866° |
The centre of Red Rock is located at the grid reference easting 358479 and northing 409908 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 358479 |
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Northing | 409908 |
Position of Red Rock relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Red Rock to the centre of the town.
Position of Red Rock relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Red Rock to the centre of the city.