Robin Hood is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles west of the town of Standish, five miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 148 miles north of Cardiff, 164 miles south of Edinburgh, and 181 miles north-west of London. Robin Hood lies roughly one mile west of the Greater Manchester border. Robin Hood falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the WN6 postcode district. The post town for Robin Hood is Wigan.
Robin Hood 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 |
Robin Hood 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 Robin Hood is WN6 9PY.
Robin Hood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WN6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district.
The post town for Robin Hood is Wigan. Robin Hood is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.
The centre of Robin Hood is located at position 53.59865° latitude and -2.72553° longitude.
Latitude | 53.59865° |
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Longitude | -2.72553° |
The centre of Robin Hood is located at the grid reference easting 352082 and northing 411587 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 352082 |
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Northing | 411587 |
Position of Robin Hood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Robin Hood to the centre of the town.
Position of Robin Hood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Robin Hood to the centre of the city.