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 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 |
Rivington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rivington is BL6 7SL.
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.
The post town for Rivington is Bolton. Rivington is in the BL6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bolton.
The centre of Rivington is located at position 53.6255° latitude and -2.56657° longitude.
Latitude | 53.6255° |
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Longitude | -2.56657° |
The centre of Rivington is located at the grid reference easting 362626 and northing 414479 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362626 |
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Northing | 414479 |
Position of Rivington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rivington to the centre of the town.
Position of Rivington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rivington to the centre of the city.