Rimington is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles west of the town of Barnoldswick, nine miles north of the major town of Burnley, 146 miles south of Edinburgh, 172 miles north of Cardiff, and 189 miles north-west of London. Rimington lies four miles south-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Rimington falls within the district council of Ribble Valley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB7 postcode district. The post town for Rimington is Clitheroe.
Rimington is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Rimington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rimington is BB7 4DT.
Rimington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BB7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BB7 postcode district.
The post town for Rimington is Clitheroe. Rimington is in the BB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Clitheroe.
The centre of Rimington is located at position 53.90947° latitude and -2.29301° longitude.
Latitude | 53.90947° |
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Longitude | -2.29301° |
The centre of Rimington is located at the grid reference easting 380849 and northing 445963 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 380849 |
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Northing | 445963 |
Position of Rimington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rimington to the centre of the town.
Position of Rimington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rimington to the centre of the city.