Shaw Green is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles south-west of the town of Leyland, seven miles south of the major city of Preston, 152 miles north of Cardiff, 159 miles south of Edinburgh, and 184 miles north-west of London. Shaw Green lies four miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Shaw Green falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR7 postcode district. The post town for Shaw Green is Chorley.
Shaw Green 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 |
Shaw Green 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 Shaw Green is PR7 6EX.
Shaw Green is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PR7 postcode district.
The post town for Shaw Green is Chorley. Shaw Green is in the PR7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chorley.
The centre of Shaw Green is located at position 53.66406° latitude and -2.71453° longitude.
Latitude | 53.66406° |
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Longitude | -2.71453° |
The centre of Shaw Green is located at the grid reference easting 352883 and northing 418857 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 352883 |
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Northing | 418857 |
Position of Shaw Green relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shaw Green to the centre of the town.
Position of Shaw Green relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shaw Green to the centre of the city.