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Where is Rufford?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Rufford in?

Rufford 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 Rufford in Lancashire?

Rufford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Rufford within Lancashire
Location of Rufford within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Rufford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rufford is L40 1TH.

Where is Rufford in L40?

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.

Map showing location of Rufford within L40
Location of Rufford within L40

What is the post town for Rufford?

The post town for Rufford is Ormskirk. Rufford is in the L40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ormskirk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rufford?

The centre of Rufford is located at position 53.63481° latitude and -2.81475° longitude.

Latitude53.63481°
Longitude-2.81475°

What is the easting and northing of Rufford?

The centre of Rufford is located at the grid reference easting 346224 and northing 415674 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting346224
Northing415674

What are the nearest towns to Rufford?

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

north-east
5m
Rufford is 5 miles north-east of Ormskirk
north
6m
Rufford is 6 miles north of Skelmersdale
south-west
6m
Rufford is 6 miles south-west of Leyland
north-west
7m
Rufford is 7 miles north-west of Standish
west
8m
Rufford is 8 miles west of Chorley
east
8m
Rufford is 8 miles east of Southport
south
9m
Rufford is 9 miles south of Freckleton
west
9m
Rufford is 9 miles west of Adlington
south-west
9m
Rufford is 9 miles south-west of Bamber Bridge
north
9m
Rufford is 9 miles north of Rainford

What are the nearest cities to Rufford?

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

south-west
10m
Rufford is 10 miles south-west of Preston
north-east
17m
Rufford is 17 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
24m
Rufford is 24 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
26m
Rufford is 26 miles north-west of Manchester
south
29m
Rufford is 29 miles south of Lancaster
north
31m
Rufford is 31 miles north of Chester
north-east
37m
Rufford is 37 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
41m
Rufford is 41 miles north of Wrexham
west
45m
Rufford is 45 miles west of Bradford
north-west
50m
Rufford is 50 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent

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