Rising Bridge is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, one mile north of the town of Haslingden, six miles south-west of the major town of Burnley, 158 miles south of Edinburgh, 159 miles north of Cardiff, and 179 miles north-west of London. Rising Bridge lies four miles north of the Greater Manchester border. Rising Bridge falls within the district council of Rossendale, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB5 postcode district. The post town for Rising Bridge is Accrington.
Rising Bridge is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Rising Bridge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rising Bridge is BB5 2SJ.
Rising Bridge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BB5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BB5 postcode district.
The post town for Rising Bridge is Accrington. Rising Bridge is in the BB5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Accrington.
The centre of Rising Bridge is located at position 53.72561° latitude and -2.33237° longitude.
Latitude | 53.72561° |
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Longitude | -2.33237° |
The centre of Rising Bridge is located at the grid reference easting 378167 and northing 425519 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 378167 |
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Northing | 425519 |
Position of Rising Bridge relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rising Bridge to the centre of the town.
Position of Rising Bridge relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rising Bridge to the centre of the city.