Sawley is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north-east of the town of Clitheroe, nine miles north-west of the major town of Burnley, 145 miles south of Edinburgh, 172 miles north of Cardiff, and 190 miles north-west of London. Sawley lies five miles south-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Sawley falls within the district council of Ribble Valley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB7 postcode district. The post town for Sawley is Clitheroe.
Sawley is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Sawley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sawley is BB7 4NE.
Sawley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BB7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BB7 postcode district.
The post town for Sawley is Clitheroe. Sawley is in the BB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Clitheroe.
The centre of Sawley is located at position 53.91088° latitude and -2.34192° longitude.
Latitude | 53.91088° |
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Longitude | -2.34192° |
The centre of Sawley is located at the grid reference easting 377636 and northing 446135 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 377636 |
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Northing | 446135 |
Position of Sawley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sawley to the centre of the town.
Position of Sawley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sawley to the centre of the city.