Rufford is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, five miles north-east of the town of Ormskirk, eight miles east of the major town of Southport, 150 miles north of Cardiff, 161 miles south of Edinburgh, and 185 miles north-west of London. Rufford lies five miles north-east of the Merseyside border. Rufford falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the L40 postcode district. The post town for Rufford is Ormskirk.
Rufford 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 |
Rufford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rufford is L40 1TH.
Rufford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the L40 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the L40 postcode district.
The post town for Rufford is Ormskirk. Rufford is in the L40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ormskirk.
The centre of Rufford is located at position 53.63481° latitude and -2.81475° longitude.
Latitude | 53.63481° |
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Longitude | -2.81475° |
The centre of Rufford is located at the grid reference easting 346224 and northing 415674 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 346224 |
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Northing | 415674 |
Position of Rufford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rufford to the centre of the town.
Position of Rufford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rufford to the centre of the city.