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Where is Rivington?

Rivington is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, one mile north-east of the town of Adlington, six miles north-east of the major town of Wigan, 151 miles north of Cardiff, 163 miles south of Edinburgh, and 178 miles north-west of London. Rivington lies roughly one mile north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Rivington falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BL6 postcode district. The post town for Rivington is Bolton.

Rivington on a map

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

Which county is Rivington in?

Rivington is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Rivington in Lancashire?

Rivington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Rivington within Lancashire
Location of Rivington within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Rivington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rivington is BL6 7SL.

Where is Rivington in BL6?

Rivington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BL6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BL6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rivington within BL6
Location of Rivington within BL6

What is the post town for Rivington?

The post town for Rivington is Bolton. Rivington is in the BL6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bolton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rivington?

The centre of Rivington is located at position 53.6255° latitude and -2.56657° longitude.

Latitude53.6255°
Longitude-2.56657°

What is the easting and northing of Rivington?

The centre of Rivington is located at the grid reference easting 362626 and northing 414479 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting362626
Northing414479

What are the nearest towns to Rivington?

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

north-east
1m
Rivington is 1 mile north-east of Adlington
north-west
2m
Rivington is 2 miles north-west of Horwich
south-east
3m
Rivington is 3 miles south-east of Chorley
north-east
5m
Rivington is 5 miles north-east of Standish
north
6m
Rivington is 6 miles north of Westhoughton
north-east
6m
Rivington is 6 miles north-east of Wigan
south-west
6m
Rivington is 6 miles south-west of Darwen
north
6m
Rivington is 6 miles north of Ince-in-Makerfield
north
6m
Rivington is 6 miles north of Hindley
north-west
6m
Rivington is 6 miles north-west of Bolton

What are the nearest cities to Rivington?

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

south-east
11m
Rivington is 11 miles south-east of Preston
north-west
15m
Rivington is 15 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
17m
Rivington is 17 miles north-west of Manchester
north-east
23m
Rivington is 23 miles north-east of Liverpool
south
31m
Rivington is 31 miles south of Lancaster
north-east
33m
Rivington is 33 miles north-east of Chester
west
35m
Rivington is 35 miles west of Bradford
west
43m
Rivington is 43 miles west of Leeds
north-east
44m
Rivington is 44 miles north-east of Wrexham
west
44m
Rivington is 44 miles west of Wakefield